Psi8 Aurigae
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 06h 53m 13.4006s |
| Declination | +38° 26′ 16.849″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.334 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| B−V color index | 0.49 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 32.4 ± 2 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 42.31 ± 1.0 mas/yr Dec.: -178.92 ± 0.67 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 15.21 ± 1.03 mas |
| Distance | 210 ± 10 ly (66 ± 4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.796 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.7 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.4 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 6 L☉ |
| Temperature | 6,000–7,500 K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Data sources: | |
| Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) |
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Psi8 Aurigae (ψ8 Aur, ψ8 Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga.
ψ8 Aurigae is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.46. It is approximately 214.2 light-years from Earth.
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