Nu Aur
HIP 27673; Nu Aur; 32 Aur
DoubleStar
Auriga
(Aur)
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.97
Spectral Type
K1III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.13)
Distance
230 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
05h 51m 29.4s
Dec
+39° 08' 55.0"
Constellation
Auriga
(Aur)
HR
2012
HIP
27673
Bayer
Nu
Flamsteed
32 Aur
Double Cat
4440
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Multiple Star System
Separation
55.6″
Companion Mag
11.4
Position Angle
207°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
H 5 90
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 55.6″ · PA: 207° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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G9.5III CN 0.5 Fe 1 Ba 0.2:
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