51 Aurigae

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51 Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.696[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K5III[2]
U−B Template:Engvar +1.56[3]
B−V Template:Engvar +1.34[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −22.753[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −108.896[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.0332±0.1300 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.76[5]
Details
MassScript error: No such module "val".[6] Template:Solar mass
RadiusScript error: No such module "val".[1] Template:Solar radius
LuminosityScript error: No such module "val".[1] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)Script error: No such module "val".[6] cgs
TemperatureScript error: No such module "val".[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]Script error: No such module "val".[6] dex
Age2.2[7] Gyr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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51 Aurigae is a single[8] star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of about 5.70.[2] Based on parallax, it is located some Script error: No such module "convert". away from the Sun.[1] It is receding from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 32 km/s.[4]

At 2.2 billion years old,[7] 51 Aurigae has evolved off from the main sequence and is now a K-type giant star.[2] It is 1.58 times as massive as the Sun,[6] 24.5 times as wide, and 178 times as luminous.[1] It emits radiation from its photosphere with an effective temperature of about 4,277 K.[6]

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