PU Aurigae

A light curve for PU Aurigae, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 18m 15.69826s[2]
Declination +42° 47′ 31.6133″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.55[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4 III[3]
B−V color index 1.492±0.012[3]
Variable type Lb[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−38.41±1.02[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +17.98[5] mas/yr
Dec.: −30.61[5] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.7462 ± 0.2309 mas[2]
Distance570 ± 20 ly
(174 ± 7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.63[3]
Details
Luminosity1,523[6] L☉
Temperature3,482[6] K
Other designations
PU Aurigae, BD+42° 1239, HD 34269, HIP 24738, HR 1722, SAO 40214[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

PU Aurigae is an irregular variable star located in the constellation Auriga. A red giant, it varies by 0.1 magnitude around magnitude 5.64.[8] Located around 560 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 1,523 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3,482 K.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Hipparcos Tools Interactive Data Access". Hipparcos. ESA. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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. S2CID 119257644.
  4. ↑ Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  5. 1 2 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357, S2CID 18759600.
  6. 1 2 3 McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (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. S2CID 118665352.
  7. ↑ "HD 34269". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "PU Aurigae". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 17 June 2015.


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