V394 Aurigae

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]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-36.40 ± 0.18[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 11.503[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −5.126[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.7146 ± 0.0756 mas[1]
Distance880 ± 20 ly
(269 ± 5 pc)
Details
Luminosity1075[4] L☉
Temperature3589[4] K
Other designations
DO 11899, HIC 28930, PPM Star Catalogue 95388, STT 129, GC 7725, HIP 28930, SAO 77958, ADS 4673, GCRV 3829, HR 2146, AG+29° 663, IDS 06000+2931, TYC 1876-1774-1, BD+29° 1112, IRAS 06031+2931, UBV M 11751, CCDM J06064+2931, GSC 01876-01774, IRC +30137, YZ 29 2943, 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. 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]

In 1991, Leroy F. Snyder discovered that the star, then called HR 2146, is a variable star.[6] It was given its variable star designation, V394 Aurigae, in 1993.[7] Koen and Eyer found that the star's brightness, as seen by Hipparcos, varies with a period of 3.9 days.[8]

It is a double star: the secondary, designated V394 Aurigae B, is an eleventh-magnitude star with a separation of 10 arcseconds.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  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.
  3. ^ Gaia Collaboration (2018-04-01). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gaia DR2 (Gaia Collaboration, 2018)". VizieR Online Data Catalog. 1345. Bibcode:2018yCat.1345....0G. doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.1345.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ "/ftp/cats/more/HIP/cdroms/cats". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Strasbourg astronomical Data Center. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ Snyder, L. F. (July 1991). "HR 2146 A New Variable in Auriga" (PDF). Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 3632. Bibcode:1991IBVS.3632....1S. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ^ Kazarovets, E. V.; Samus, N. N.; Goranskij, V. P. (February 1993). "The 71st Name-List of Variable Stars" (PDF). Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 3840: 1–27. Bibcode:1993IBVS.3840....1K. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  8. ^ Koen, Chris; Eyer, Laurent (March 2002). "New periodic variables from the Hipparcos epoch photometry". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 331 (1): 45–59. arXiv:astro-ph/0112194. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.331...45K. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05150.x. S2CID 10505995.
  9. ^ Dommanget, J.; Nys, O. (2002). "CCDM (Catalog of Components of Double & Multiple stars) (Dommanget+ 2002)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: I/274. Originally Published in: Observations et Travaux 54. 1274. Bibcode:2002yCat.1274....0D. Vizier catalog entry


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