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Psi⁸ Aurigae
	Location of ψ8 Aurigae (circled)
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	06h 53m 57.074s
Declination	+38° 30′ 18.06″
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.443±0.010
Characteristics
Spectral type	B9.5p
Apparent magnitude (J)	6.471±0.034
Apparent magnitude (H)	6.532±0.036
Apparent magnitude (K)	6.514±0.018
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −0.58±0.49 mas/yr ; Dec.: −28.04±0.32 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	4.36 ± 0.45 mas
Distance	approx. 750 ly ; (approx. 230 pc)
Details
Luminosity	134.86 L☉
Temperature	9878 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	40 km/s
Other designations
	61 Aurigae, BD+38° 1638, HD 50204, HIP 33133, HR 2547, SAO 59589.
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Psi⁸ Aurigae (ψ⁸ Aur, ψ⁸ Aurigae) is a star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.443^[2] and, based upon parallax measurements, they are approximately 750 light-years (230 parsecs) distant from the Earth.^[1]

The spectrum of the star matches a stellar classification of B9.5p^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600.Vizier catalog entry
^ ^a ^b ^c "* psi08 Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ ^a ^b Cowley, A.; et al. (1969). "A study of the bright stars. I. A catalogue of spectral classifications". The Astronomical Journal. 74: 375–406. Bibcode:1969AJ.....74..375C. doi:10.1086/110819.
^ ^a ^b ^c Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331. Vizier catalog entry
^ ^a ^b McDonald, I.; et al. (2012). "Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Hipparcos stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–357. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x. S2CID 118665352.Vizier catalog entry
^ Abt, Helmut A.; et al. (2002). "Rotational Velocities of B Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 573 (1): 359–365. Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A. doi:10.1086/340590.