Upsilon Aurigae

υ Aurigae
	Location of υ Aurigae (circled)
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	05h 51m 02.43724s[1]
Declination	+37° 18′ 20.0565″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.74[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	asymptotic giant branch[3]
Spectral type	M0 III[4]
U−B color index	+1.93[2]
B−V color index	+1.62[2]
R−I color index	1.07
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+37.68[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +36.85[1] mas/yr ; Dec.: -45.52[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	6.24 ± 0.65[1] mas
Distance	approx. 520 ly ; (approx. 160 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−1.28[6]
Details
Radius	73[7] R☉
Luminosity	937[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	1.16+0.04; −0.08[9] cgs
Temperature	3,800[9] K
Other designations
	υ Aur, 31 Aurigae, BD+37 1336, FK5 2440, HD 38944, HIP 27639, HR 2011, SAO 58496.[10]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Upsilon Aurigae, Latinized from υ Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.74,[2] which means it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this star is approximately 520 light-years (160 parsecs) distant from the Earth.

This is an evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of M0 III.[4] It is a suspected variable star[11] and is currently on the asymptotic giant branch, which means it is generating energy at its core through the fusion of helium.[3] The measured angular diameter of this star, after correction for limb darkening, is 4.24 ± 0.05 mas.[12] At the estimated distance of Upsilon Aurigae,[1] this yields a physical size of about 73 times the radius of the Sun.[7]

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.
Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
Eggen, Olin J. (July 1992), "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun", Astronomical Journal, 104 (1): 275–313, Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E, doi:10.1086/116239.
Keenan, Philip C.; Barnbaum, Cecilia (June 1999), "Revision and Calibration of MK Luminosity Classes for Cool Giants by HIPPARCOS Parallaxes", The Astrophysical Journal, 518 (2): 859–865, Bibcode:1999ApJ...518..859K, doi:10.1086/307311.
Famaey, B.; et al. (January 2005), "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 430 (1): 165–186, arXiv:astro-ph/0409579, Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272.
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.
Lang, Kenneth R. (2006), Astrophysical formulae, Astronomy and astrophysics library, 1 (3rd ed.), Birkhäuser, ISBN 3-540-29692-1. The radius (R_*) is given by:
${\begin{aligned}2\cdot R_{*}&={\frac {(160\cdot 4.24\cdot 10^{-3})\ {\text{AU}}}{0.0046491\ {\text{AU}}/R_{\bigodot }}}\\&\approx 146\cdot R_{\bigodot }\end{aligned}}$
McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
Takagi, Yuhei; et al. (June 2011), "Age Determinations of Early-M Type Pre-Main Sequence Stars Using a High-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Method", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 63 (3): 677–684, Bibcode:2011PASJ...63..677T, doi:10.1093/pasj/63.3.677.
"* ups Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
Hamada, K.; et al. (January 1979), "On the Variability of upsilon Aurigae", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, 1531: 1, Bibcode:1979IBVS.1531....1H.
Richichi, A.; Percheron, I.; Khristoforova, M. (February 2005), "CHARM2: An updated Catalog of High Angular Resolution Measurements", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 431 (2): 773–777, Bibcode:2005A&A...431..773R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042039.

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[aaa474_2_653-1] 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.

[clpl4_99-2] Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J

[aj104_1_275-3] Eggen, Olin J. (July 1992), "Asymptotic giant branch stars near the sun", Astronomical Journal, 104 (1): 275–313, Bibcode:1992AJ....104..275E, doi:10.1086/116239.

[apj518_2_859-4] Keenan, Philip C.; Barnbaum, Cecilia (June 1999), "Revision and Calibration of MK Luminosity Classes for Cool Giants by HIPPARCOS Parallaxes", The Astrophysical Journal, 518 (2): 859–865, Bibcode:1999ApJ...518..859K, doi:10.1086/307311.

[aaa430_165-5] Famaey, B.; et al. (January 2005), "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 430 (1): 165–186, arXiv:astro-ph/0409579, Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272.

[Anderson2012-6] 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.

[lang2006-7] Lang, Kenneth R. (2006), Astrophysical formulae, Astronomy and astrophysics library, 1 (3rd ed.), Birkhäuser, ISBN 3-540-29692-1. The radius (R_*) is given by:
${\begin{aligned}2\cdot R_{*}&={\frac {(160\cdot 4.24\cdot 10^{-3})\ {\text{AU}}}{0.0046491\ {\text{AU}}/R_{\bigodot }}}\\&\approx 146\cdot R_{\bigodot }\end{aligned}}$

[Mcdonald2012-8] McDonald, I.; et al. (2012), "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (1): 343–57, arXiv:1208.2037, Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.

[Tagaki2011-9] Takagi, Yuhei; et al. (June 2011), "Age Determinations of Early-M Type Pre-Main Sequence Stars Using a High-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Method", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 63 (3): 677–684, Bibcode:2011PASJ...63..677T, doi:10.1093/pasj/63.3.677.

[SIMBAD-10] "* ups Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

[ibvs1531_1-11] Hamada, K.; et al. (January 1979), "On the Variability of upsilon Aurigae", Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, 1531: 1, Bibcode:1979IBVS.1531....1H.

[aaa431_773-12] Richichi, A.; Percheron, I.; Khristoforova, M. (February 2005), "CHARM2: An updated Catalog of High Angular Resolution Measurements", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 431 (2): 773–777, Bibcode:2005A&A...431..773R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042039.