Astronomy:62 Aurigae

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Short description: Star in the constellation Auriga
62 Aurigae
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Auriga[1]
Right ascension  06h 59m 02.84733s[2]
Declination +38° 03′ 08.3463″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.02[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch[2]
Spectral type K2 III[3]
B−V color index 1.218±0.007[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+24.67±0.13[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −41.583[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −122.245[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.8109 ± 0.0295[2] mas
Distance561 ± 3 ly
(172.1 ± 0.9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.99[1]
Details
Mass3.9[2] M☉
Radius21[4] R☉
Luminosity176[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.69[6] cgs
Temperature4,419[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.54[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.0[7] km/s
Other designations
62 Aur, BD+38°1656, FK5 2538, HD 51440, HIP 33614, HR 2600, SAO 59658[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

62 Aurigae is a star located 561 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga.[8] It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.02.[1] This object is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +25 km/s.[2] It is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K2 III,[3] having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core then expanded to 21 times the Sun's radius.[4] 62 Aurigae is radiating 176 times the luminosity of the Sun[5] from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,419 K.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode: 2012AstL...38..331A  XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eggen, O. J. (1962), "Space-velocity vectors for 3483 stars with proper motion and radial velocity", Royal Observatory Bulletin 51: 79, Bibcode: 1962RGOB...51...79E. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stassun, Keivan G. et al. (2019). "The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List". The Astronomical Journal 158 (4): 138. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467. Bibcode: 2019AJ....158..138S. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fetherolf, Tara; Pepper, Joshua; Simpson, Emilie; Kane, Stephen R.; Močnik, Teo; English, John Edward; Antoci, Victoria; Huber, Daniel et al. (2023). "Variability Catalog of Stars Observed during the TESS Prime Mission". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 268 (1): 4. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/acdee5. Bibcode: 2023ApJS..268....4F. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Matsuno, Tadafumi; Starkenburg, Else; Balbinot, Eduardo; Helmi, Amina (2024). "Improving metallicity estimates for very metal-poor stars in the Gaia DR3 GSP-Spec catalog". Astronomy and Astrophysics 685: A59. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245762. Bibcode: 2024A&A...685A..59M. 
  7. ↑ De Medeiros, J. R. et al. (November 2000), "Rotation and lithium in single giant stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics 363: 239–243, Bibcode: 2000A&A...363..239D. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "62 Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=62+Aur.