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Chi1 Orionis (χ1 Ori χ1 Orionis) is a star about 28 light years away. It is in the constellation Orion.χ1 Ori is a G0V main-sequence star. It has a faint companion with a mass estimated at about 15% of the mass of the Sun an orbital period of 14.1 years and an estimated stellar class of M6. The companion orbits an average distance of 6.1 AU from the primary but has a fairly high orbital eccentricity ranging from 3.3 AU out to 8.9 AU from the primary.