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AE Aurigae
Star in the constellation Auriga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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AE Aurigae (abbreviated as AE Aur) is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula.
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 05h 16m 18.15000s[1] |
Declination | +34° 18′ 44.3455″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.96[2] (5.78 - 6.08[3]) |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | O9.5V[4] |
U−B color index | −0.70[2] |
B−V color index | +0.22[2] |
Variable type | Orion variable[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 56.70±0.6[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -4.440[6] mas/yr Dec.: 43.368[6] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.4642 ± 0.0660 mas[6] |
Distance | 1,320 ± 40 ly (410 ± 10 pc) |
Details[7] | |
Mass | 23 M☉ |
Radius | 7.47 R☉ |
Luminosity | 59,000 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.0 cgs |
Temperature | 33,000 K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 25[7] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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