Omega Aurigae

Omega Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 04h 59m 15.40974s[1]
Declination +37° 53′ 24.8816″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.95[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1 V[3]
U−B color index +0.01[2]
B−V color index +0.05[2]
R−I color index 0.03
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+5[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +46.35[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -97.80[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.5 ± 0.94[1] mas
Distance159 ± 7 ly
(49 ± 2 pc)
Details
Radius2.1–2.7[5] R☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.33[3] cgs
Temperature9,230[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.12[3] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)107[6] km/s
Other designations
4 Aurigae, BD+37° 1005, HD 31647, HIP 23179, HR 1592, SAO 57548.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Omega Aurigae (ω Aurigae) is the Bayer designation for a double star[8] in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 4.95,[2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. The distance to this star, as determined using parallax measurements, is approximately 159 light-years (49 parsecs).[1] This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V.[3] It has a magnitude 8.18 companion at an angular separation of 4.99 arcseconds.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 van Leeuwen, Floor (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, arXiv:0708.1752v1 Freely accessible, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Note: see VizieR catalogue I/311.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99), Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hill, G. M. (February 1995), "Compositional differences among the A-type stars. 2: Spectrum synthesis up to V sin i = 110 km/s", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 294 (2): 536–546, Bibcode:1995A&A...294..536H.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities, Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
  5. ↑ Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition - Comments and statistics", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367: 521–524, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289 Freely accessible, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451.
  6. ↑ Royer, F.; Zorec, J.; Gómez, A. E. (February 2007), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 463 (2): 671–682, Bibcode:2007A&A...463..671R, arXiv:astro-ph/0610785 Freely accessible, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224.
  7. ↑ "* ome Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  8. 1 2 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, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, arXiv:0806.2878 Freely accessible, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x.


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