- Mu Aurigae
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μ Aurigae Observation data
Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000Constellation 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.
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]
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
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:- Star stubs
- Main sequence star stubs
- Henry Draper Catalogue objects
- HIP objects
- Bayer objects
- Auriga constellation
- A-type main sequence stars
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