Chi (1) Orionis
Aug. 29th, 2010 09:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jude_rookA G0V star, 28 light years away, with an M companion whose eccentric orbit brings it close to the primary -- so close that the system probably does not have any useful worlds. Also, it appears to be under half a billion years old.
As seen from Earth, this star and Chi (2) Orionis appear to be a matched pair of stars, but in reality (2) is much bigger, much hotter and much farther away (around 5000 light years!)
As seen from Earth, this star and Chi (2) Orionis appear to be a matched pair of stars, but in reality (2) is much bigger, much hotter and much farther away (around 5000 light years!)