This is aspectroscopic binary star system with a longorbital period of 52.8 years and a higheccentricity of 0.83. The combined mass of the pair is3.09±0.28 M☉.[6] Gray et al. (2017) found a mergedstellar classification of A2IV-Vn for this system,[5] while Cowley et al. matched it with a class of A3Vn,[4] where the 'n' indicates "nebulous"lines caused by rapid rotation.
The cooler secondary component, a G0 star,[6] is the source for theX-ray emission that has been detected coming from this system.[6] It has a visual magnitude of 7.8.[3]
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^Nikolov, G.; et al. (April 2008). "Spectroscopic orbit determination of two metal-weak dwarf stars: HD64491 and HD141851".Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso.38 (2):433–434.Bibcode:2008CoSka..38..433N.