Psi3 Aurigae, Latinized from ψ3 Aurigae, is a single,[10] blue-white hued star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.20.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.38 ± 0.39 mas as seen from the Earth,[1] it is approximately 1,370 light-years (420 parsecs) distant from the Sun.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 06h 38m 49.18001s[1] |
| Declination | +39° 54′ 09.2150″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.20[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B8 III[3] |
| U−B color index | −0.38[4] |
| B−V color index | −0.07[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +9.0±4.2[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +27.19[1] mas/yr Dec.: +16.82[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6.34 ± 0.20 mas[1] |
| Distance | 510 ± 20 ly (158 ± 5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.71[6] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 4.2[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 1,624[6] L☉ |
| Temperature | 13,361±83[8] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 118[8] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is a B-type giant star with a stellar classification of B8 III.[3] It has about 4.2[7] and is spinning with a relatively high projected rotational velocity of 118 km/s.[8] The star is radiating 1,624[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 13,361 K.[8]
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- ^ a b Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
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- ^ a b Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367 (Third ed.): 521–524, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
- ^ a b c d Paunzen, E.; et al. (2005), "An empirical temperature calibration for the Δa photometric system . I. The B-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 444 (3): 941–946, arXiv:astro-ph/0509049, Bibcode:2005A&A...444..941P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053546, S2CID 119436374.
- ^ "tet Hyi". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.