Nu Octantis [SEP] constellation
Nu Octantis
ν Octantis, Latinised as Nu Octantis. is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Octans with a period around 2.9 years. Its apparent magnitude is 3.73. Located around distant, the primary is an orange giant of spectral type K1III, a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has expanded. The secondary star is likely a red dwarf from its low mass.
In 2009, the system was hypothesized to contain an exoplanet based on perturbations in the orbital period. A prograde solution was quickly ruled
and predecessor, the sixth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. The letter outlines 16 customs. The Chabad community also adapted these customs on the Rebbe’s own yahrtzeit, on the Third of Tammuz. The customs include:
- On the Shabbat before the "yahrtzeit", each Hasid should receive an "aliyah" (be called up to the Torah during the reading)
- On the "yahrtzeit" a candle should be lit that will burn for the entire twenty-four hours. Preferably, the candle