63 Aurigae

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63 Aurigae

63 Aurigae in optical light
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 07h 11m 39.32608s[1]
Declination +39° 19′ 13.9844″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.91[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant
Spectral type K4 III[3]
B−V color index 1.451±0.005[2]
Distance
395 ± 9 ly
(121 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.95[2]
Details
dex
HR 2696, SAO 59866[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

63 Aurigae is a single

light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga.[5] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent magnitude of 4.91.[2] It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −28 km/s.[2]

This is an

Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,068 K.[1]

It was also known to be part of a much bigger constellation named Telescopium Herschelii before it was unrecognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR
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  2. ^
    S2CID 119257644
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  3. ^
    doi:10.1086/191373
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  4. doi:10.1086/191527
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  5. ^ a b "63 Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  6. S2CID 14878976
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