16 Aurigae

16 Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 18m 10.570s[1]
Declination +33° 22 17.81[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.552
Characteristics
Spectral type K2.5IIIb
U−B color index 1.27
B−V color index 1.27
R−I color index 0.71
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-27.5 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 31.63 ± 0.53[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -160.73 ± 0.25[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.04 ± 0.58[1] mas
Distance232 ± 10 ly
(71 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.828
Details
Mass0,8 M
Radius0,9 R
Luminosity0,4 L
Temperature3,500–5,000 K
Rotation17 km/s
0,007348 Year
Orbit
CompanionCCDM 05182+3322 B
Semi-major axis (a)4.2"
Inclination (i)56°
Other designations
NSV 1909, SAO 57853, GSC 02394-02027, ADS 3872, HD 34334, HIP 24727, PPM Star Catalogue 70153, BD+33° 1000, HR 1726
Database references
SIMBADdata
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

16 Aurigae is a spectroscopic binary[2] star in the constellation Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 4.54.

References


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