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UU Aurigae
Star in the constellation of Auriga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UU Aurigae is a carbon star in the constellation Auriga. It is approximately 341 parsecs (1,110 light-years) from Earth.
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 06h 36m 32.83710s[1] |
Declination | +38° 26′ 43.8190″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.9–7.0[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | C5,3-C7,4(N3)[2] |
B−V color index | 2.61 |
R−I color index | 1.43 |
Variable type | SRb[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 13.40[3] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 0.500[1] mas/yr Dec.: −19.758[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.0387 ± 0.1661 mas[1] |
Distance | 341[4] pc |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.65[5] |
Details | |
Radius | 370[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 16,443[7] L☉ |
Temperature | 2,760[7] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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