)  | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 06m 40.62967s[1] |
| Declination | +51° 35′ 51.8025″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.93 - 5.03[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F2V[3] |
| U−B color index | -0.03[4] |
| B−V color index | +0.34[4] |
| Variable type | γ Dor[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -0.90 ± 0.3[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -30.49[1] mas/yr Dec.: -172.89[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 38.04 ± 0.34[1] mas |
| Distance | 85.7 ± 0.8 ly (26.3 ± 0.2 pc) |
| Orbit[7] | |
| Period (P) | 391.7 d |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.37 |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 5.8 km/s |
| Details | |
| A | |
| Mass | 1.97[8] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.56[5] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 6.042[9] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.07[5] cgs |
| Temperature | 7,023[5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.12[5] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 21.0[5] km/s |
| B | |
| Mass | 0.49[8] M☉ |
| Temperature | 4,947[10] K |
| C | |
| Mass | 0.751[11] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.756[11] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.162[12] L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,633[12] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | 9 Aur A |
| 9 Aur B | |
| 9 Aur C | |
9 Aurigae (9 Aur) is a star system in Auriga (constellation). It has an apparent magnitude of about 5, making it visible to the naked eye in many suburban skies.[13] Parallax estimates made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at about 85.7 light-years (26.3 parsecs) from the solar system.[1]
It is a well-studied Gamma Doradus variable,[5] and was one of the first stars to be so-classified.[14] This star type varies in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations.[14] Its apparent magnitude varies from 4.93 to 5.03 over a period of 1.25804 days.[2] For that reason it has been given the variable star designation V398 Aurigae.[2]
9 Aurigae is a multiple star system. The naked-eye component A is a single-lined spectroscopic binary. Only the signature of an F-type main sequence star can be seen in the spectrum, but the periodic doppler shift of the absorption lines demonstrates that there is a hidden companion in a 391.7-day orbit.[7]
Four other companions to 9 Aurigae are listed in multiple star catalogs,[15][16] all thought to be common proper motion companions at the same distance from us as 9 Aurigae.[7][10][12][17] The closest companion is a 12th-magnitude red dwarf 5″ away.[5] 90″ away is component C, a 9th-magnitude star with a spectral class of K5Ve,[18] which may also be a spectroscopic binary.[8] Further-separated still is a 14th-magnitude star, component D, thought to be a more distant red giant.[19][17] The most widely-separated companion is component E, another distant star.[19][20]
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- ^ a b Krisciunas, K.; Aspin, C.; Geballe, T. R.; Akazawa, H.; Claver, C. F.; Guinan, E. F.; Landis, H. J.; Luedeke, K. D.; Ohkura, N.; Ohshima, O.; Skillman, D. R. (1993). "The 9 Aurigae system". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 263 (3): 781–788. arXiv:astro-ph/9304008. Bibcode:1993MNRAS.263..781K. doi:10.1093/mnras/263.3.781. S2CID 18596475.
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