Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 06h 53m 57.074s [1] |
Declination | +38° 30′ 18.06″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.443±0.010 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9.5p [3] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 6.471±0.034 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 6.532±0.036 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 6.514±0.018 [4] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −0.58±0.49
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −28.04±0.32 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.36 ± 0.45 mas [1] |
Distance | approx. 750
ly (approx. 230 pc) |
Details | |
Luminosity | 134.86 [5] L☉ |
Temperature | 9878 [5] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 40 [6] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Psi8 Aurigae (ψ8 Aur, ψ8 Aurigae) is a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.443 [2] and, based upon parallax measurements, they are approximately 750 light-years (230 parsecs) distant from the Earth. [1]
The spectrum of the star matches a stellar classification of B9.5p [3]
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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 06h 53m 57.074s [1] |
Declination | +38° 30′ 18.06″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.443±0.010 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9.5p [3] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 6.471±0.034 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 6.532±0.036 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 6.514±0.018 [4] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −0.58±0.49
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −28.04±0.32 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.36 ± 0.45 mas [1] |
Distance | approx. 750
ly (approx. 230 pc) |
Details | |
Luminosity | 134.86 [5] L☉ |
Temperature | 9878 [5] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 40 [6] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Psi8 Aurigae (ψ8 Aur, ψ8 Aurigae) is a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.443 [2] and, based upon parallax measurements, they are approximately 750 light-years (230 parsecs) distant from the Earth. [1]
The spectrum of the star matches a stellar classification of B9.5p [3]
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cite web}}
: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)