Mu Aurigae, Latinized as μ Aurigae, is the Bayer designation for an unconfirmed binary star[12] in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.88.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 20.7218±0.4971 mas as seen from Earth,[7] is located 157 light-years from the Sun.
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 13m 25.71733s[1] |
| Declination | +38° 29′ 04.1879″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.88[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A4 Vm[3][4] (kA3hA8VmA8[5]) |
| U−B color index | +0.10[2] |
| B−V color index | +0.18[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +26.0±1.2[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −19.545[7] mas/yr Dec.: −72.456[7] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 20.7218 ± 0.4971 mas[7] |
| Distance | 157 ± 4 ly (48 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.47[8] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.09[9] M☉ |
| Radius | 3.15[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 22.95[7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.4[10] cgs |
| Temperature | 7,500[10] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.3[10] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 80.0[10] km/s |
| Age | 560[9] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A4 Vm;[4] the 'm' suffix indicating that abnormal abundances of heavier elements appear in the star's spectrum, making this an Am star. It is 560[9] million years old with a projected rotational velocity of 80 km/s.[10] It has double[9] the mass of the Sun and is radiating 23[7] times the Sun's luminosity at an effective temperature of 7,500 K.[10]
A very close companion has been reported using speckle interferometry,[12] but this remains unconfirmed. The separation at discovery in 1986 was 0.07 mas and it was measured at 0.066 mas in 1999. It was catalogued by Hipparcos as a problem binary, indicating that the measurements of its position were not consistent with the motion of a single star, but no satisfactory orbit could be found to match the motion[12]
Name
editThis star, along with λ Aur and σ Aur, were Kazwini's Al Ḣibāʽ (ألحباع), the Tent.[13] According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Ḣibāʽ were the title for three stars: λ Aur as Al Ḣibāʽ I, μ Aur as Al Ḣibāʽ II and σ Aur as Al Ḣibāʽ III.[14]
In Chinese, 天潢 (Tiān Guāng), meaning Celestial Pier, refers to an asterism consisting of μ Aurigae, 19 Aurigae, φ Aurigae, 14 Aurigae and σ Aurigae.[15] Consequently, μ Aurigae itself is known as 天潢五 (Tiān Guāng wu, English: the First Star of Celestial Pier).[16]
References
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- ^ a b c d Johnson, H. L.; et al. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 4 (99): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ Royer, F.; et al. (October 2002), "Rotational velocities of A-type stars in the northern hemisphere. II. Measurement of v sin i", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 393: 897–911, arXiv:astro-ph/0205255, Bibcode:2002A&A...393..897R, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020943, S2CID 14070763.
- ^ a b Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
- ^ Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995), "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 99: 135, Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A, doi:10.1086/192182.
- ^ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ a b c d e f g Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
- ^ a b c d De Rosa, R. J.; et al. (January 2014), "The VAST Survey - III. The multiplicity of A-type stars within 75 pc", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437 (2): 1216–1240, arXiv:1311.7141, Bibcode:2014MNRAS.437.1216D, doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1932, S2CID 88503488.
- ^ a b c d e f Gebran, M.; Farah, W.; Paletou, F.; Monier, R.; Watson, V. (2016), "A new method for the inversion of atmospheric parameters of A/Am stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 589: A83, arXiv:1603.01146, Bibcode:2016A&A...589A..83G, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201528052, S2CID 118549566.
- ^ "mu Aur", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ a b c Mason, Brian D.; Martin, Christian; Hartkopf, William I.; Barry, Donald J.; Germain, Marvin E.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Ten Brummelaar, Theo; Franz, Otto G. (1999), "Speckle Interferometry of New and Problem HIPPARCOS Binaries", The Astronomical Journal, 117 (4): 1890, Bibcode:1999AJ....117.1890M, doi:10.1086/300823.
- ^ Allen, R. H. (1963), Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.), New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc, p. 91, ISBN 0-486-21079-0, retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Rhoads, Jack W. (November 15, 1971), Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars (PDF), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.
- ^ (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日 Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine