AE Aur
HIP 24575
DoubleStar
Aur
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.96
Spectral Type
O9.5V
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.22)
Position & Identifiers
RA
05h 16m 18.2s
Dec
+34° 18' 43.0"
Constellation
Aur
HR
1712
HIP
24575
Variable ID
AE Aur
Double Cat
3843
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
8.8″
Companion Mag
9.1
Position Angle
355°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
Discoverer
SEI 136
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 8.8″ · PA: 355° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
ADS 3843A, Ina 5.78 - 6.08V. Possibly a SN 2.5 million yrs. ago.
Component B doubtful, possibly the nebula. C 10.7V at 30".
Runaway star from Ori OB1 association. Moving at 128k/s in opposite direction from Mu Col = HR 1996. See HR 938. | Exciting star of HII region S229; associated with nebula IC 405. S229 superimposed on S230. In reflection nebula. The | best example of nebulosity in which the gas and dust are differently distributed.
Central Balmer emission in blue-violet only.
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