Xi Aurigae

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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)Script error: No such module "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]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.64[1]
Details[6]
Mass1.96 Template:Solar mass
Radius1.1[7] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity49.5[1] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)3.88 cgs
TemperatureScript error: No such module "val". K
Metallicity [Fe/H]Script error: No such module "val".[1] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)62 km/s
Age174 Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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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 Script error: No such module "val".,[2] which corresponds to a physical distance of Script error: No such module "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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External links

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