Nu Aurigae
Variable star in the constellation Auriga
Nu Aurigae , Latinised from ν Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Auriga . It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.96[ 2] and is approximately 200 light-years (61 parsecs ) distant from the Earth.[ 1] This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G9.5 III.[ 9] It is a red clump star, which indicates that it is generating energy through the fusion of helium at its core.[ 10] The outer envelope has expanded to 18 times the radius of the Sun and cooled to 4,576 K ,[ 7] giving it the characteristic yellow-hued glow of a G-type star .[ 11] It shines with 126 times the luminosity of the Sun .[ 7]
This is an astrometric binary with a suspected white dwarf companion.[ 3] A 10th-magnitude star 54.6 arcseconds away is an optical companion .
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Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR .
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^ a b Luck, R. Earle (2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", Astronomical Journal , 150 (3), 88, arXiv :1507.01466 , Bibcode :2015AJ....150...88L , doi :10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88 , S2CID 118505114 .
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^ "* 32 Aur" . SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2012-08-19 .
^ Eggen, O. J. (1962), "Space-velocity vectors for 3483 stars with proper motion and radial velocity", Royal Observatory Bulletin , 51 : 79, Bibcode :1962RGOB...51...79E .
^ Valentini, M.; Munari, U. (November 2010), "A spectroscopic survey of faint, high-Galactic-latitude red clump stars. I. The high resolution sample" , Astronomy and Astrophysics , 522 : A79, arXiv :1007.0207 , Bibcode :2010A&A...522A..79V , doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201014870 , S2CID 119156545 . [permanent dead link ]
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