Tau Aurigae
Tau Aurigae, Latinized from τ Aurigae, is a star in the northern constellation Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.505,[2] and is approximately 207 light-years (63 parsecs) distant from Earth.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 49m 10.43826s[1] |
| Declination | +39° 10′ 51.8627″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.505[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8 III[3] |
| U−B color index | +0.692[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.956[2] |
| R−I color index | 0.49 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | –19.32 ± 0.19[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: –28.30[1] mas/yr Dec.: –24.97[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 15.5940 ± 0.2061[5] mas |
| Distance | 209 ± 3 ly (64.1 ± 0.8 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.50[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.55[7] M☉ |
| Radius | 11[4] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 63[4] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.7[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,887[4] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | –0.27[4] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.8[4] km/s |
| Age | 660 - 890[7] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Tau Aurigae is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.[3] It has expanded to 11 times the radius of the Sun and shines with 63 times the Sun's luminosity. This energy is radiated into outer space from the outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 4,887.[4] This heat gives it the yellow-hued glow of a G-type star.[9]
References
- van Leeuwen, Floor (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752v1, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Note: see VizieR catalogue I/311.
- Oja, T. (August 1986), "UBV photometry of stars whose positions are accurately known. III", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 65 (2): 405–409, Bibcode:1986A&AS...65..405O.
- Roman, Nancy G. (July 1952), "The Spectra of the Bright Stars of Types F5-K5", Astrophysical Journal, 116: 122, Bibcode:1952ApJ...116..122R, doi:10.1086/145598.
- Massarotti, Alessandro; et al. (January 2008), "Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 HIPPARCOS Giants and the Role of Binarity", The Astronomical Journal, 135 (1): 209–231, Bibcode:2008AJ....135..209M, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209.
- Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015.
- Feuillet, Diane K.; Bovy, Jo; Holtzman, Jon; Girardi, Léo; MacDonald, Nick; Majewski, Steven R.; Nidever, David L. (2016). "Determining Ages of APOGEE Giants with Known Distances". The Astrophysical Journal. 817 (1): 40. arXiv:1511.04088. Bibcode:2016ApJ...817...40F. doi:10.3847/0004-637x/817/1/40.
- "tau Aur -- Star in double system", SIMBAD Astronomical Database, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2012-08-20.
- "The Colour of Stars", Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, December 21, 2004, retrieved 2012-01-16.
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