V394 Aurigae is a semi-regular variable star in the constellation Auriga. It varies between magnitudes 6.01 and 6.11.[2] Located around 730 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 1075 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3589 K.[4]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 06h 06m 22.44529s[1] |
| Declination | +29° 30′ 44.6832″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.01 - 6.11[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M3II+F7V |
| U−B color index | 1.94 |
| B−V color index | 1.73 |
| Variable type | Semi-regular[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -36.40 ± 0.18[3] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 11.503[1] mas/yr Dec.: −5.126[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.7146 ± 0.0756 mas[1] |
| Distance | 880 ± 20 ly (269 ± 5 pc) |
| Details | |
| Luminosity | 1075[4] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3589[4] K |
| Other designations | |
DO 11899, HIC 28930, PPM Star Catalogue 95388, STT 129, GC 7725, HIP 28930, SAO 77958, ADS 4673, GCRV 3829, HR 2146, AG+29° 663, IDS 06000+2931, TYC 1876-1774-1, BD+29° 1112, IRAS 06031+2931, UBV M 11751, CCDM J06064+2931, GSC 01876-01774, IRC +30137, YZ 29 2943, CSI+29 1112 1, HD 41429, 2MASS J06062243+2930445. | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
It is a double star: the secondary, designated V394 Aurigae B, is an eleventh-magnitude star with a separation of 10 arcseconds.[5]
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