AE Aurigae
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 16m 18.1497s |
| Declination | +34° 18′ 44.341″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.998 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | O9.5V |
| U−B color index | -0.7 |
| B−V color index | 0.22 |
| Variable type | Orion variable |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 59.1 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -4.05 mas/yr Dec.: 43.22 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.24 ± 0.74 mas |
| Distance | approx. 1,500 ly (approx. 400 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | -2.3 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 17 M☉ |
| Radius | 6.3 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 33,000 L☉ |
| Temperature | 31,400 K |
| Rotation | 5 Km/s |
| Orbit | |
| Companion | CCDM 05163+3419 B |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 8.4" |
| Inclination (i) | 355° |
| Other designations | |
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GC 6429, IDS 05097+3412, TD1 4252, SEI 136, GCRV 3123, IRAS 05130+3415, TYC 2398-894-1, ADS 3843, JP11 1013, UBV M 10749, AG+34° 542, GOS G172.08-02.26 01, LS V +34 3, uvby98 100034078 ABV, ALS 8255, GSC 02398-00894, MCW 290, VDB 34, BD+34° 980, HD 34078, PLX 1190, CCDM J05163+3419, HGAM 375, PPM Star Catalogue 70112, AAVSO 0509+34, CEL 587, HIC 24575, ROT 748, WDS J05163+3419, CGO 80, HIP 24575, SAO 57816, CSI+34 980 1, HR 1712.
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| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Data sources: | |
| Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) |
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| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
AE Aurigae (AE Aur) is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula.[1]
AE Aurigae is a blue O-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.99. It is classified as an Orion type variable star and its brightness varies irregularly between magnitudes +5.78 and +6.08. It is approximately 1460 light-years from Earth. It is a runaway star that might have been ejected during a collision of two binary star groups. This collision, which also is credited with ejecting Mu Columbae and 53 Arietis, has been traced to the Trapezium cluster in the Orion Nebula[1] two million years ago.
Components
| NAME | Right ascension | Declination | Apparent magnitude (V) | Spectral type | Database references |
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| ADS 3843 B (BD+34 980B) | 05h 16m 18.1s | +34° 18' 49 | 8.8 | Simbad |
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