| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 39m 18.3132s [2] |
| Declination | +29° 12′ 54.788″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.0 [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B2IV-V [4] |
| U−B color index | −0.5 |
| B−V color index | +0.16 |
| Variable type | SPB [5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +22.9±1.9 [6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −0.82 [7] mas/yr Dec.: −7.11 [7] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.0114±0.1708 mas [2] |
| Distance | approx. 3,200 ly (approx. 1,000 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 8.7 [8] M☉ |
| Radius | 9.8 [9] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 14,128 [10] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.24 [8] cgs |
| Temperature | 16,950 [8] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 27 [8] km/s |
| Age | 19.8 [11] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| BD+29°947, HD 37367, HIP 26606, HR 1924, SAO 77354 [4] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
V433 Aurigae is a variable star in the constellation Auriga. It is a slowly pulsating B star (SPB) that varies by a few hundredths of a magnitude over 4.6 days. [5] It is faintly visible to the naked eye under very good observing conditions. It shines with a luminosity approximately 14,000 times that of the Sun [10] and has a surface temperature of about 16,950 K . [8]
V433 Aurigae was discovered to be a variable star when the Hipparcos data was analyzed. It was given its variable star designation in 1999. [12]