Psi6 Aurigae
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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| Constellation | Auriga[1] |
| Right ascension | 06h 47m 39.576s[2] |
| Declination | +48° 47′ 22.14″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.22[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0.5 III[4] |
| U−B color index | +1.04[3] |
| B−V color index | +1.11[3] |
| Variable type | Constant[1] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −6.51±0.30[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +3.988 mas/yr[2] Dec.: +4.748 mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 8.0121±0.1402 mas[2] |
| Distance | 407 ± 7 ly (125 ± 2 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.01[1] |
| Orbit[6] | |
| Period (P) | 5,996±26 d |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.044±0.014 |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 52556 ± 310 MJD |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 222±19° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 3.24±0.04 km/s |
| Details[7] | |
| ψ6 Aur A | |
| Mass | 2.02±0.28 M☉ |
| Radius | 17.72±0.76 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 123.4±10.2 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.25±0.07 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,574±26 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.08±0.10 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | +10[8] km/s |
| Age | 1.55±0.67 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| ψ6 Aur, 57 Aurigae, BD+48°1436, FK5 1176, HD 48781, HIP 32562, HR 2487, SAO 41346[9] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Psi6 Aurigae is a spectroscopic binary[6] star system in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from ψ6 Aurigae, and abbreviated Psi6 Aur or ψ6 Aur. This system is visible as a dim, naked eye star with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.22.[3] Based upon a measured annual parallax shift of 8.01 mas,[2] it is approximately 407 light-years (125 parsecs) distant from the Earth. The system is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −6.5 km/s.[5]
This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary star system with an orbital period of 5,996 days (16.4 years) and an eccentricity of 0.044.[6] The visible component is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0.5 III.[4] It is most likely (78% chance) on the red giant branch and is around 1.55 billion years old. As such, it has an estimated double the mass of the Sun and about 18 times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating about 123 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,574 K.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023), "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 674: A1, arXiv:2208.00211, Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940, S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d Argue, A. N. (1966), "UBV photometry of 550 F, G and K type stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 133 (4): 475–493, Bibcode:1966MNRAS.133..475A, doi:10.1093/mnras/133.4.475.
- ^ a b Keenan, P.; McNeil, R. (October 1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 71: 245–266, Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K, doi:10.1086/191373.
- ^ a b de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ a b c Griffin, R. F. (February 2010), "Spectroscopic binary orbits from photoelectric radial velocities - Paper 210: Psi2 Aurigae and 34 Pegasi", The Observatory, 130 (1): 17–32, Bibcode:2010Obs...130...17G.
- ^ a b Reffert, Sabine; et al. (2015), "Precise radial velocities of giant stars. VII. Occurrence rate of giant extrasolar planets as a function of mass and metallicity", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 574: A116, arXiv:1412.4634, Bibcode:2015A&A...574A.116R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322360, hdl:10722/215277, S2CID 59334290. The values presented are for the RGB branch model.
- ^ Bernacca, P. L.; Perinotto, M. (1970), "A catalogue of stellar rotational velocities", Contributi Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova in Asiago, 239: 1, Bibcode:1970CoAsi.239....1B.
- ^ "psi06 Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
