Astronomy:V394 Aurigae

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Short description: Star in the constellation Auriga
V394 Aurigae
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Red circle.svg
Location of V394 Aurigae (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension  06h 06m 22.44529s[1]
Declination +29° 30′ 44.6832″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.01 - 6.11[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3II+F7V
U−B color index 1.94
B−V color index 1.73
Variable type Semi-regular[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-36.40 ± 0.18[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 11.503[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −5.126[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.7146 ± 0.0756[1] mas
Distance880 ± 20 ly
(269 ± 5 pc)
Details
Luminosity1075[4] L
Temperature3589[4] K
Other designations
DO 11899, HIC 28930, PPM Star Catalogue 95388, STT 129, GC 7725, HIP 28930, SAO 77958, ADS 4673, GCRV 3829, HR 2146, AG+29° 663, IDS 06000+2931, TYC 1876-1774-1, BD+29° 1112, IRAS 06031+2931, UBV M 11751, CCDM J06064+2931, GSC 01876-01774, IRC +30137, YZ 29 2943, CSI+29 1112 1, HD 41429, 2MASS J06062243+2930445.
Database references
SIMBADdata
A light curve for V394 Aurigae, plotted from Hipparcos data[5]

V394 Aurigae is a semi-regular variable star in the constellation Auriga. Its brightness varies between magnitudes 6.01 and 6.11,[2] so it is faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal observing conditions. Koen and Eyer found that the star's brightness, as seen by Hipparcos, varies with a period of 3.9 days.[6] Located around 730 light-years distant, V394 Aurigae shines with a luminosity approximately 1075 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3589 K.[4]

It is a double star: the secondary, designated V394 Aurigae B, is an eleventh-magnitude star with a separation of 10 arcseconds.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "V394 Aurigae". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=4156. 
  3. Gaia Collaboration (2018-04-01). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gaia DR2 (Gaia Collaboration, 2018)". VizieR Online Data Catalog 1345. Bibcode2018yCat.1345....0G. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x. Bibcode2012MNRAS.427..343M. 
  5. "/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats". Strasbourg astronomical Data Center. https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/ftp-index?/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats. 
  6. Koen, Chris; Eyer, Laurent (March 2002). "New periodic variables from the Hipparcos epoch photometry". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 331 (1): 45–59. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05150.x. Bibcode2002MNRAS.331...45K. https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/331/1/45/1034740. Retrieved 23 November 2022. 
  7. Dommanget, J.; Nys, O. (2002). "CCDM (Catalog of Components of Double & Multiple stars) (Dommanget+ 2002)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: I/274. Originally Published in: Observations et Travaux 54 1274. Bibcode2002yCat.1274....0D.  Vizier catalog entry