6 Aurigae

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6 Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 00m 23.214s [1]
Declination +39° 39′ 16.76″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.48 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant or supergiant
Spectral type K5III, K4I [3]
U−B color index +2.01 [2]
B−V color index +1.71 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−23.9 [4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +1.065 [1] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.826 [1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.7647±0.0763  mas [1]
Distance 1,180 ± 30  ly
(362 ± 10  pc)
Details
Mass 1.17 [5]   M☉
Radius 77 [6]   R☉
Luminosity 1,300 [6]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)0.78 [5]   cgs
Temperature 3,928 [6]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.10 [5]   dex
Other designations
BD+39°1134, HD 31780, HIP 23268, HR 1602, SAO 57560 [7]
Database references
SIMBAD data

6 Aurigae is a star in the constellation Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 6.48.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics . 616. A1. arXiv: 1804.09365 . Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G . doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833051 . Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 1 2 3 Oja, T. (1984). "UBV photometry of stars whose positions are accurately known". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 57: 357. Bibcode:1984A&AS...57..357O.
  3. ↑ Skiff, B. A. (2014). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2009-2016)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/Mk. Originally Published in: Lowell Observatory (October 2014). 1. Bibcode:2014yCat....1.2023S.
  4. ↑ Evans, D. S. (June 20–24, 1966). "The Revision of the General Catalogue of Radial Velocities". In Batten, Alan Henry; Heard, John Frederick (eds.). Determination of Radial Velocities and their Applications, Proceedings from IAU Symposium no. 30. University of Toronto: International Astronomical Union. Bibcode:1967IAUS...30...57E.
  5. 1 2 3 Anders, F.; Khalatyan, A.; Chiappini, C.; Queiroz, A. B.; Santiago, B. X.; Jordi, C.; Girardi, L.; Brown, A. G. A.; Matijevič, G.; Monari, G.; Cantat-Gaudin, T.; Weiler, M.; Khan, S.; Miglio, A.; Carrillo, I.; Romero-Gómez, M.; Minchev, I.; De Jong, R. S.; Antoja, T.; Ramos, P.; Steinmetz, M.; Enke, H. (2019). "Photo-astrometric distances, extinctions, and astrophysical parameters for Gaia DR2 stars brighter than G = 18". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 628: A94. arXiv: 1904.11302 . Bibcode:2019A&A...628A..94A. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935765. S2CID   131780028.
  6. 1 2 3 Messineo, M.; Brown, A. G. A. (2019). "A Catalog of Known Galactic K-M Stars of Class I Candidate Red Supergiants in Gaia DR2". The Astronomical Journal. 158 (1): 20. arXiv: 1905.03744 . Bibcode:2019AJ....158...20M. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab1cbd . S2CID   148571616.
  7. ↑ "6 Aurigae, HD31780, HIP23268, HR1602 - Universe Guide". 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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