64 Aurigae

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64 Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.87[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[3]
Spectral type A5 Vn[4]
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Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −12.784[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +12.065[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.4466±0.1116 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)1.22[2]
Details
Mass1.67[5] Template:Solar mass
Luminosity27.03[2] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)3.88[5] cgs
TemperatureScript error: No such module "val".[5] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)212[3] km/s
Age291[5] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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64 Aurigae is a single[7] star located 312[1] light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga.[6] It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, white-hued star with an apparent magnitude of 5.87.[2] The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −10, and may come to within Script error: No such module "convert". in around 5.3 million years.[2] It is a member of the Sirius supercluster.[8]

This object is an ordinary A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of 5 Vn,[4] where the 'n' notation is used to indicate "nebulous" lines in the spectrum caused by rapid rotation. It is 291[5] million years old with a projected rotational velocity of 212 km/s.[3] The star has 1.67[5] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 27[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,014 K.[5]

It was also known to be part of a much bigger constellation named Telescopium Herschelii before it was unrecognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

References

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