Summary
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 461 light-years from Earth.[10]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 18m 18.896s[2] |
| Declination | +33° 46′ 02.52″[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: +15.254[2] mas/yr Dec.: −29.225[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.0735 ± 0.0461 mas[2] |
| Distance | 461 ± 3 ly (141.4 ± 0.9 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.11/1.17[8] |
| Details | |
| AR Aur A | |
| Mass | 2.552±0.008[4] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.781[9] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 41[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.33[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 10,950±150[4] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 10[9] km/s |
| AR Aur B | |
| Mass | 2.367±0.008[4] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.816[9] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 34[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.28[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 10,350±150[4] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 11[9] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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 edit
- ^ Johansen, K. T. (January 1970). "Light curve and photometric elements of AR Aurigae". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 4: 1–10. Bibcode:1970A&A.....4....1J.
- ^ a b c d e Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ 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 e f g h i 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.
- ^ a b c Nordstrom, B.; Johansen, K. T. (1994). "Radii and masses for the young star AR Aurigae". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 282: 787. Bibcode:1994A&A...282..787N.
- ^ a b c d Eker, Z.; Bilir, S.; Soydugan, F.; Gökçe, E. Yaz; Soydugan, E.; Tüysüz, M.; Şenyüz, T.; Demircan, O. (2014). "The Catalogue of Stellar Parameters from the Detached Double-Lined Eclipsing Binaries in the Milky Way". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 31. arXiv:1403.1583. Bibcode:2014PASA...31...24E. doi:10.1017/pasa.2014.17. S2CID 119238300.
- ^ 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
External links edit
- HR 1728
- Image AR Aurigae