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V1131 Orionis

Red dwarf in Orion

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	None
HD	None
Variable Designation	V1131 Orionis
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	5h 36m 19s
Declination	-5° 0' 38"
Distance	c.1,500 light years c.500 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +21.00 Absolute: +12.73
Spectral Class	Probable red dwarf *
Optimum Visibility	December / January

V1131 Orionis lies among a field of stars in the tenuous gases northward and eastward of the Orion Nebula. It has a close companion star of a similar kind to its immediate north, designated V1606 Orionis. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

* No specific spectral class is recorded for this star, but it is known to be a flare star of the UV Ceti type, and such stars are almost exclusively red dwarfs.

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