PU Aurigae

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PU Aurigae
PUAurLightCurve.png
A light curve for PU Aurigae, plotted from Hipparcos data [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 18m 15.69826s [2]
Declination +42° 47 31.6133 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)5.55 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4 III [3]
B−V color index 1.492±0.012 [3]
Variable type Lb [4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−38.41±1.02 [3]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +17.98 [5]   mas/yr
Dec.: −30.61 [5]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.7462 ± 0.2309  mas [2]
Distance 570 ± 20  ly
(174 ± 7  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−0.63 [3]
Details
Luminosity 1,523 [6]   L
Temperature 3,482 [6]   K
Other designations
PU Aurigae, BD+42° 1239, HD  34269, HIP  24738, HR  1722, SAO  40214 [7]
Database references
SIMBAD data

PU Aurigae is an irregular variable star located in the constellation Auriga. A red giant, it varies by 0.1 magnitude around magnitude 5.64. [8] Located around 560 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 1,523 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3,482 K. [6]

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