AR Aurigae
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 05h 18m 18.900s[2] |
Declination | +33° 46′ 02.45″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.144[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9V + B9.5V[4] |
U−B color index | −0.18[5] |
B−V color index | −0.06[5] |
Variable type | Algol[6] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 25.4 ± 0.9[7] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 16.44 ± 0.47[2] mas/yr Dec.: -29.23 ± 0.20[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 8.19 ± 0.47[2] mas |
Distance | 400 ± 20 ly (122 ± 7 pc) |
Details[4] | |
AR Aur A | |
Mass | 2.552 ± 0.008 M☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.33 cgs |
Temperature | 10950 ± 150 K |
AR Aur B | |
Mass | 2.367 ± 0.008 M☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.28 cgs |
Temperature | 10350 ± 150 K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
AR Aurigae (AR Aur), also known by its Flamsteed designation 17 Aurigae, is a binary star in the constellation Auriga. Based on parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft, it is approximately 400 light-years from Earth.[2]
Both components are blue-white B-type main-sequence stars that do not fill their Roche lobes. The system has a mean apparent magnitude of +6.15. However, the orbit of the stars are oriented in such a way that they periodically eclipse each other, so AR Aurigae is a variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +6.15 to +6.82 with a period of 4.13 days.[6]
The primary component of AR Aurigae is known to be a mercury-manganese star, also known as an HgMn star. As the name implies, these stars have over-abundances of the elements mercury and manganese, and also often xenon and other elements.[4] Because AR Aurigae is an eclipsing binary (in fact, it is the only known eclipsing binary with a mercury-manganese star), accurate characterization of its parameters has been made possible. Based on the light-time effect observed from the stars, it is inferred that there is a third star with a mass of 0.54 M☉, orbiting at a separation of 13 au every 23.7 years.[4]
References[]
- ^ Johansen, K. T. (January 1970). "Light curve and photometric elements of AR Aurigae". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 4: 1–10. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ Høg, E.; et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27–L30. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H.
- ^ a b c d Folsom, C. P.; Kochukhov, O.; Wade, G. A.; Silvester, J.; Bagnulo, S. (2010). "Magnetic field, chemical composition and line profile variability of the peculiar eclipsing binary star AR Aur★". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 407 (4): 2383. arXiv:1005.3793. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.407.2383F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17057.x. S2CID 13801978.
- ^ a b Nicolet, B. (1978). "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 34: 1–49. Bibcode:1978A&AS...34....1N.
- ^ a b Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
- ^ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Washington. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
External links[]
- Henry Draper Catalogue objects
- Hipparcos objects
- HR objects
- Durchmusterung objects
- Auriga (constellation)
- B-type main-sequence stars
- Algol variables
- Mercury-manganese stars
- Objects with variable star designations
- Flamsteed objects