Xi Aurigae
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga[1] |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[2] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.00[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A2 Va[4] |
| U−B Template:Engvar | +0.12[3] |
| B−V Template:Engvar | +0.05[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | Template:Val[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −7.049 mas/yr[2] Dec.: +12.959 mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 13.3702±0.1670 mas[2] |
| Distance | Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.64[1] |
| Details[6] | |
| Mass | 1.96 Template:Solar mass |
| Radius | 1.1[7] Template:Solar radius |
| Luminosity | 49.5[1] Template:Solar luminosity |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.88 cgs |
| Temperature | Template:Val K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | Template:Val[1] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 62 km/s |
| Age | 174 Myr |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | {{{metal_fe2}}} dex |
| Other designations | |
| Template:Odlist[8] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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Xi Aurigae is a single,[9] white-hued star in the northern constellation of Auriga. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from ξ Aurigae, and abbreviated Xi Aur or ξ Ari. This star was once considered part of the constellation of Camelopardalis and held the Flamsteed designation 32 Camelopardalis.[10] It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.0.[3] The measured annual parallax shift of this star is Template:Val,[2] which corresponds to a physical distance of Template:Convert with a 3 light-year margin of error. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction of 0.108 due to interstellar dust.[11] The star is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −13 km/s.[5]
This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A2 Va.[4] Although it was one of the first stars to be cataloged as a Lambda Boötis star, Murphy et al. (2015) don't consider it to be a member of this population.[4] The star has nearly twice[6] the mass of the Sun and about 1.1[7] times the Sun's radius. It is an estimated 174[6] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 62 km/s.[6] Xi Aurigae is radiating 49.5[1] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of around 9,152 K.[6]
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