Upsilon Aurigae
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 05h 51m 02.43724s[1] |
Declination | +37° 18′ 20.0565″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.74[2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | asymptotic giant branch[3] |
Spectral type | M0 III[4] |
U−B color index | +1.93[2] |
B−V color index | +1.62[2] |
R−I color index | 1.07 |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +37.68[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +36.85[1] mas/yr Dec.: -45.52[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 6.24 ± 0.65 mas[1] |
Distance | approx. 520 ly (approx. 160 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.28[6] |
Details | |
Radius | 73[7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 937[8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.16+0.04 −0.08[9] cgs |
Temperature | 3,800[9] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Upsilon Aurigae, Latinized from υ Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.74,[2] which means it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this star is approximately 520 light-years (160 parsecs) distant from the Earth.
This is an evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of M0 III.[4] It is a suspected variable star[11] and is currently on the asymptotic giant branch, which means it is generating energy at its core through the fusion of helium.[3] The measured angular diameter of this star, after correction for limb darkening, is 4.24 ± 0.05 mas.[12] At the estimated distance of Upsilon Aurigae,[1] this yields a physical size of about 73 times the radius of the Sun.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, Floor (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752v1, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600. Note: see VizieR catalogue I/311.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
- ^ a b Eggen, Olin J. (July 1992), "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun", Astronomical Journal, 104 (1): 275–313, Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E, doi:10.1086/116239.
- ^ a b Keenan, Philip C.; Barnbaum, Cecilia (June 1999), "Revision and Calibration of MK Luminosity Classes for Cool Giants by HIPPARCOS Parallaxes", The Astrophysical Journal, 518 (2): 859–865, Bibcode:1999ApJ...518..859K, doi:10.1086/307311.
- ^ Famaey, B.; et al. (January 2005), "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 430 (1): 165–186, arXiv:astro-ph/0409579, Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272, S2CID 17804304.
- ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b Lang, Kenneth R. (2006), Astrophysical formulae, Astronomy and astrophysics library, vol. 1 (3rd ed.), Birkhäuser, ISBN 3-540-29692-1. The radius (R*) is given by:
- ^ McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x, S2CID 118665352.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b Takagi, Yuhei; et al. (June 2011), "Age Determinations of Early-M Type Pre-Main Sequence Stars Using a High-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Method", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 63 (3): 677–684, Bibcode:2011PASJ...63..677T, doi:10.1093/pasj/63.3.677.
- ^ "* ups Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ Hamada, K.; et al. (January 1979), "On the Variability of upsilon Aurigae", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, 1531: 1, Bibcode:1979IBVS.1531....1H.
- ^ Richichi, A.; Percheron, I.; Khristoforova, M. (February 2005), "CHARM2: An updated Catalog of High Angular Resolution Measurements", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 431 (2): 773–777, Bibcode:2005A&A...431..773R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042039.