40 Aur

HIP 28946; 40 Aur Star Auriga (Aur) Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4")

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.36

Spectral Type A4m

Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.25)

Distance 815 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 06m 35.1s

Dec +38° 28' 58.0"

Constellation Auriga (Aur)

HR 2143

HIP 28946

Flamsteed 40 Aur

Variable ID Var?

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Variable Star

Suspected of 0.01m variability.

Spectroscopic Binary

28.28d, K 51.4k/s, V0 +16.9k/s, msin3i 1.35, asini 16.6.

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