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LL Orionis

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LL Orionis
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LL Orionis bow shock in the Orion Nebula.
Credit: NASA
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 05h 36m 20.3s
Declination -05° 24' 25.9"
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.517[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 - K3e[2]
Variable type Orion variable[3]
Other designations
LL Ori, 2MASS J05350563-0525195, 2XMM J053505.6-052517, GCRV 56390

LL Orionis is a very young star located in the Orion Nebula. The star is known to have a bow shock around it.

Observation

LL Orionis has an apparent magnitude of 11.517,[1] making it too dim to be visible to the naked eye. It requires a telescope with an aperture at least of 60 mm to be visible.

Observational history

LL Orionis was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. The image revealed the bow shock around the star.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "CDS Portal". cdsportal.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  2. Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (1997-05-01). "On the Stellar Population and Star-Forming History of the Orion Nebula Cluster". The Astronomical Journal. 113: 1733–1768. doi:10.1086/118389. ISSN 0004-6256.
  3. "V* LL Ori". simbad.cds.unistra.fr. Retrieved 2025-03-01.


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