Astronomy:49 Aurigae

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Short description: Star in the constellation Auriga
49 Aurigae
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension  06h 30m 02.97400s[1]
Declination +46° 41′ 08.0041″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.26[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type A0 Vnn[3]
B−V color index −0.008±0.006[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+17.0±2.8[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.582[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +7.854[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.7747 ± 0.0978[1] mas
Distance680 ± 10 ly
(209 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.01[2]
Details
Radius2.3[4] R
Luminosity3.28[2] L
Temperature8,794[5] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)149[6] km/s
Other designations
49 Aur, BD+28°1168, FK5 2504, HD 46553, HIP 31434, HR 2398, SAO 78524[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

49 Aurigae is a single[8] star located 680[1] light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga.[7] It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.26.[2] The star is moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +17 km/s, having come to within 149 ly some 5.5 million years ago.[2] It is positioned near the ecliptic and thus is subject to lunar occultations.[9][10]

This object is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 Vnn,[3] where the 'n' notation indicates "nebulous" lines due to rapid rotation. It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 149 km/s.[6] This star has around 2.3[4] times the radius of the Sun and is radiating over three[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,794 K.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cowley, A. et al. (April 1969), "A study of the bright A stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications", Astronomical Journal 74: 375–406, doi:10.1086/110819, Bibcode1969AJ.....74..375C. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; Pastori, L.; Covino, S.; Pozzi, A. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics 367: 521–524, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, Bibcode2001A&A...367..521P. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 McDonald, I. et al. (2012), "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Hipparcos stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–357, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, Bibcode2012MNRAS.427..343M. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Dworetsky, Michael M. (November 1974), "Rotational Velocities of a0 Stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement 28: 101, doi:10.1086/190312, Bibcode1974ApJS...28..101D. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "49 Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=49+Aur. 
  8. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 389 (2): 869–879, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, Bibcode2008MNRAS.389..869E. 
  9. Meyer, C. et al. (1995), "Observations of lunar occultations at Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 110: 107, Bibcode1995A&AS..110..107M. 
  10. Schmidtke, P. C.; Africano, J. L. (2011), "KPNO Lunar Occultation Summary. III", The Astronomical Journal 141 (1): 10, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/1/10, Bibcode2011AJ....141...10S.