6 Aurigae

6 Aurigae
Observation data; Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	05h 00m 23.214s
Declination	+39° 39′ 16.76″
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.48
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	red giant or supergiant
Spectral type	K5III, K4I
U−B color index	+2.01
B−V color index	+1.71
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	-23.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 1.065 mas/yr ; Dec.: -2.826 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	2.7647±0.0763 mas
Distance	1,180 ± 30 ly ; (362 ± 10 pc)
Details
Mass	1.17 M☉
Radius	77 R☉
Luminosity	1,300 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	0.78 cgs
Temperature	3,928 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	-0.10 dex
Other designations
	BD+39°1134, HD 31780, HIP 23268, HR 1602, SAO 57560
Database references
SIMBAD	data

6 Aurigae is a star in the constellation Auriga. Its apparent magnitude is 6.48.

Quick facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	05^h 00^m 23.214^s^[1]
Declination	+39° 39′ 16.76″^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.48^[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	red giant or supergiant
Spectral type	K5III, K4I^[3]
U−B color index	+2.01^[2]
B−V color index	+1.71^[2]
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	-23.9^[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 1.065^[1] mas/yr Dec.: -2.826^[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	2.7647±0.0763 mas^[1]
Distance	1,180 ± 30 ly (362 ± 10 pc)

Details

Mass	1.17^[5] `M`_☉
Radius	77^[6] `R`_☉
Luminosity	1,300^[6] `L`_☉
Surface gravity (log g)	0.78^[5] cgs
Temperature	3,928^[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	-0.10^[5] dex

Other designations
BD+39°1134, HD 31780, HIP 23268, HR 1602, SAO 57560^[7]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

References