Mu Aurigae
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 13m 25.7s |
| Declination | +38° 29' 04" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.82 |
| Distance | 162 ± 11 ly (50 ± 3 pc) |
| Spectral type | A4Vm |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Mu Aurigae (μ Aur, μ Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga.
μ Aurigae is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.82. It is approximately 162 light-years from Earth.
[edit] Name
This star, along with λ Aur and ρ Aur, were Kazwini's Al Ḣibāʽ (ألحباع), the Tent.[1]. According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Ḣibāʽ were the title for three stars : λ Aur as Al Ḣibāʽ I, μ Aur as Al Ḣibāʽ II and ρ Aur as Al Ḣibāʽ III[2]
In Chinese, 天潢 (Tiān Guāng), meaning Celestial Pier, refers to an asterism consisting of μ Aurigae, 19 Aurigae, φ Aurigae, 14 Aurigae and σ Aurigae.[3] Consequently, μ Aurigae itself is known as 天潢五 (Tiān Guāng wu, English: the First Star of Celestial Pier.)[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Allen, R. H. (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. p. 91. ISBN 0486210790. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Aries*.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Jack W. Rhoads - Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; November 15, 1971
- ^ (Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 9789867332257.
- ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日
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