This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system with an approximate orbital period of 64.48 ± 0.68 years and a high eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.61. The primary component is an M-type supergiant star with a stellar classification of M2Ia or b. The companion is most likely a hotter B-type main-sequence star with a class of B2V.[5] The pair are classified as a VV Cephei-type star system. The companion may be accreting matter from the supergiant around the time of periastron passage, resulting in the formation of an intermittent accretion disk orbiting the hotter star.[5]Radio emission has been detected, which is most likely coming from an ionized region in the stellar wind of the supergiant.[16]
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