41 Aurigae is a binary star[10] system located around 310–316 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, white-hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.83.[10] This system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 31 km/s.[11] It is a probable member of the Hyades Supercluster.[12]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Auriga |
41 Aur A | |
Right ascension | 06h 11m 36.59156s[1] |
Declination | +48° 42′ 39.5603″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.15[2] |
41 Aur B | |
Right ascension | 06h 11m 36.55589s[3] |
Declination | +48° 42′ 47.0528″[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.84[2] |
Characteristics | |
41 Aur A | |
Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
Spectral type | A2Va+[4] |
B−V color index | 0.06[2] |
41 Aur B | |
Evolutionary stage | Am star |
Spectral type | kA5hA5mF0(IV-V)[4] |
B−V color index | 0.15[2] |
Astrometry | |
41 Aur A | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 31[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +15.085[1] mas/yr Dec.: −55.907[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 10.5367 ± 0.0689 mas[1] |
Distance | 310 ± 2 ly (94.9 ± 0.6 pc) |
41 Aur B | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 29[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +17.183[3] mas/yr Dec.: −53.536[3] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 10.3314 ± 0.0711 mas[3] |
Distance | 316 ± 2 ly (96.8 ± 0.7 pc) |
Details | |
41 Aur A | |
Temperature | 9,000+278 −596[1] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 138[6] km/s |
41 Aur B | |
Mass | 1.99±0.10[7] M☉ |
Radius | 1.78+0.12 −0.18[3] R☉ |
Luminosity | 11.2±0.1[3] L☉ |
Temperature | 7,925+421 −260[3] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 133[7] km/s |
Other designations | |
41 Aur A: GC 7853, HD 42127, HR 2176, SAO 40925[8] | |
41 Aur B: GC 7851, HD 42126, HR 2175, SAO 40924[9] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
As of 2012, the pair had an angular separation of 7.39″ along a position angle of 357.7°.[13] The primary component is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A2Va+[4] and a visual magnitude of 6.15.[2] The magnitude 6.84[2] secondary companion is a possible Am star[14] with a stellar classification of kA5hA5mF0(IV-V),[4] showing the calcium K line and hydrogen lines of an A5 star and the metal lines of an F0 star.