Description
We have carried out a major survey for visual binaries toward the Orion Nebula Cluster, using images obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope through an Halpha filter. From 1051 stars more than 60" from theta^1^ Ori C, we have selected 781 that fulfill the criteria for membership in the Orion Nebula Cluster. Among these, we find 78 multiple systems (75 binaries and 3 triples), of which 55 are new discoveries, in the range from 0.1" to 1.5". We perform a statistical study of the 72 binaries and 3 triples that have separations in the limited range 0.15" to 1.5", within which we need no incompleteness correction.
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