59 Aurigae

59 Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 06h 53m 01.40974s[1]
Declination +38° 52′ 08.9633″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.099[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2V[3]
U−B color index +0.14[4]
B−V color index +0.38[4]
Variable type δ Sct
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)1.0 ± 4.3[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.88[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 6.87[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.64 ± 0.36[1] mas
Distance490 ± 30 ly
(151 ± 8 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.23 ± 0.12[6]
Details
Temperature6808[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.18[6] dex
Age600–800[6] Myr
Other designations
BD+39° 1771, GC 8993, HD 50018, HIP 33041, HR 2539, SAO 59571, PPM 72197, ADS 5534, CCDM J06530+3852, TYC 2942-2005-1, GSC 02942-02005
Database references
SIMBADdata

59 Aurigae, often abbreviated as 59 Aur, is a star in the constellation Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 6.1,[2] meaning it can just barely be seen with the naked eye. Based on parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft, it is located about 490 light-years (151 parsecs) away.[1]

59 Aurigae is a Delta Scuti variable, meaning it varies in luminosity due to pulsations on its surface. For that reason, it has been given the variable star designation OX Aurigae. The star's spectrum matches that of an F-type main-sequence star and it has a spectral type of F2V.[3] It is thought to be around 600 to 800 million years old, and has an effective temperature of 6808 K.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 van Leeuwen, F.; et al. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. arXiv:0708.1752 Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 Høg, E.; et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27–L30. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H.
  3. 1 2 Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995). "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 99: 135. Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A. doi:10.1086/192182.
  4. 1 2 Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
  5. ↑ Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. arXiv:1606.08053 Freely accessible. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Nordström, B.; et al. (2004). "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood. Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of ˜14 000 F and G dwarfs". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 418: 989–1019. Bibcode:2004A&A...418..989N. arXiv:astro-ph/0405198 Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035959.


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