- Nu Aurigae
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ν Aurigae Observation data
Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000Constellation Auriga Right ascension 05h 51m 29.399s Declination +39° 08′ 54.529″ Apparent magnitude (V) 3.978 Characteristics Spectral type G9.5III U−B color index 1.09 B−V color index 1.13 R−I color index 0.56 Astrometry Radial velocity (Rv) 9.7 km/s Proper motion (μ) RA: 8.48 mas/yr
Dec.: 0.39 mas/yrParallax (π) 15.17 ± 0.88 mas Distance 220 ± 10 ly
(66 ± 4 pc)Absolute magnitude (MV) 5.108 Details Mass 1.1 M☉ Radius 1.1 R☉ Luminosity 1.2 L☉ Temperature 5,000–6,000 K Rotational velocity (v sin i) < 17 km/s Other designations Database references SIMBAD data Data sources: Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)Database references SIMBAD data Nu Aurigae (ν Aur, ν Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga. It is approximately 215 light-years from Earth.
Nu Aurigae is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.97. A 10th magnitude star 54.6 arcseconds away is an optical companion.
References
Bayer Flamsteed 2 • 3 (ι, Hassaleh) • 4 (ω) • 5 • 6 • 7 (ε, Almaaz) • 8 (ζ, Sadatoni) • 9 • 10 (η) • 11 (μ) • 12 • 13 (α, Capella) • 14 • 15 (λ) • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 (ρ) • 21 (σ) • 22 • 24 (φ) • 25 (χ) • 26 • 27 (ο) • 28 • 29 (τ) • 30 (ξ) • 31 (υ) • 32 (ν) • 33 (δ) • 34 (β, Menkalinan) • 35 (π) • 36 • 37 (θ) • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 (κ) • 45 • 46 (ψ¹) • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 (ψ²) • 51 • 52 (ψ³) • 53 • 54 • 55 (ψ4) • 56 (ψ⁵) • 57 (ψ6) • 58 (ψ7) • 59 • 60 • 61 (ψ8) • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66Nearby QY • UGPS J0521+3640List Categories:- Giant star stubs
- Henry Draper Catalogue objects
- Binary stars
- HIP objects
- Bayer objects
- Auriga constellation
- G-type giants
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