AE Aurigae
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 16m 18.2s |
| Declination | +34° 18' 43" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.99 |
| Distance | 1460 ± 480 ly (450 ± 150 pc) |
| Spectral type | O9.5V |
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AE Aurigae (AE Aur) is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga.
AE Aurigae is a blue O-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.99. It is classified as an Orion type variable star and its brightness varies irregularily between magnitudes +5.78 and +6.08. It is approximately 1460 light years from Earth.
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