16 Aurigae

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16 Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 18m 10.570s[1]
Declination +33° 22′ 17.81″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.552[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K2.5 IIIb CN-0.5[3]
U−B color index +1.26[4]
B−V color index +1.276[2]
Distance
232 ± 10 ly
(71 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.28[5]
Argument of periastron
(ω)
(secondary)
70.1±1.2°
Details
16 Aur A
Gyr
PPM 70153, ADS 3872, WDS J05182+3322[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

16 Aurigae is a

arc seconds per annum,[13] and is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −28 km/s.[2]

The primary component is a single-lined

luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,264 K.[2]

A third component is an magnitude 10.6 star at an

common proper motion with the primary and thus is a likely third member of the system.[6]

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