HD 37017, a blue main-sequence star in Orion
HD 37017 is a blue main-sequence star in the constellation Orion. At 1,185 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 6.57.
HD 37017 (HIP 26233)
HD 37017 is a blue main-sequence star in the constellation Orion. At 1,185 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 6.57. HD 37017 is a multiple-star system and an intrinsic variable star that varies between magntitudes 6.5 and 6.53 over a period of 21.6 hours. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 30.1 km/s relative to the Sun and is part of the Orion Molecular Cloud and Collinder 70 and NGC 1981 and Running Man and Orion Nebula and NGC 1980 moving groups. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,800 and 29,200 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 5h 35.4m, Dec -4° 29.4'
Common designations: HIP 26233, HD 37017
Galactic Orbit of
HD 37017
(compared to the
Sun)
E
ccentricity: 8.2% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : -33.1°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 8,288 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 8,260 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 676 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 8,232 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,611 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 8,964 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for HD 37017
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 83.84110626° ±0.56 mas | 2.20 ±1.20 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -4.49417477° ±0.36 mas | 2.60 ±1.20 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 208.17700534° | -1.31 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -18.95707811° | 3.14 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 2.63 ± 0.73 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: B2/3 V 1999MSS...C05....0H.
Radial Velocity:
29.50 ±1.50 km/s [A rating]
2004A&A...424..727P.
This star is a spectroscopic binary with a solved orbit.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
5.68
-2.12
B
6.43
-1.38
V
6.57
-1.23
R
I
6.68
-1.13
J
6.80
-1.01
H
6.88
-0.92
K
6.91
-0.89
B-V: -0.14 V-I: -0.11
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 363.62 pc (fitted to cluster)
Galactocentric distance: 7,706 pc
Transverse velocity: 5.9 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -303.1 pc | -162.4 pc | -118.1 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -27.2 km/s | -12.0 km/s | -4.5 km/s |