AE Aurigae
AE Aurigae (abbreviated as AE Aur) is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 16m 18.15000s |
| Declination | +34° 18′ 44.3455″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.96 (5.78 - 6.08) |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | O9.5V |
| U−B color index | −0.70 |
| B−V color index | +0.22 |
| Variable type | Orion variable |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 56.70±0.6 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -4.440 mas/yr Dec.: 43.368 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.4642 ± 0.0660 mas |
| Distance | 1,320 ± 40 ly (410 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 23 M☉ |
| Radius | 7.47 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 59,000 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.0 cgs |
| Temperature | 33,000 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 25 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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