V394 Aurigae

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V394 Aurigae
Location of V394 Aurigae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
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]
Distance
880 ± 20 ly
(269 ± 5 pc)
Details
Luminosity1075[4] L
Temperature3589[4] K
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

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  2. ^ a b c Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "V394 Aurigae". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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  5. ^ "/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Strasbourg astronomical Data Center. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. S2CID 10505995
    . Retrieved 23 November 2022.