Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 05h 40m 42.050s [1] |
Declination | +31° 55′ 14.20″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.21 [2] (6.06 - 6.44 [3] ) |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | Asymptotic giant branch [4] |
Spectral type | M2S Iab [3] |
U−B color index | +2.22 [5] |
B−V color index | +2.09 [5] |
R−I color index | +1.41 [5] |
Variable type | LC [3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 7.21±0.45 [6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 0.061±0.093 [1] mas/yr Dec.: −2.959±0.051 [1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 0.9189 ± 0.0930 mas [1] |
Distance | approx. 3,500 ly (approx. 1,100 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −5.88 [2] |
Details | |
Mass | 4.93 [7] M☉ |
Radius | 269 [8] R☉ |
Luminosity | 9,075 [8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | −0.037 [8] cgs |
Temperature | 3,435 [8] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Data sources: | |
Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) |
NO Aurigae is a pulsating variable star in the constellation Auriga. It is an unusually-luminous asymptotic giant branch star about 3,500 light years away.
NO Aurigae is listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars as a slow irregular variable, indicating that no regularity could be found in the brightness variations. Other studies have suggested possible periods of 102.1, 173, and 226 days, and would classify it as a semiregular variable star. [10] The maximum visual magnitude range is 6.05–6.50. [10]
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