AE Aurigae

AE Aurigae
Location of AE Aur (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 16m 18.14933s[1]
Declination +34° 18′ 44.3444″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.96[2] (5.78 - 6.08[3])
Characteristics
Spectral type O9.5V[4]
U−B color index −0.70[2]
B−V color index +0.22[2]
Variable type Orion variable[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)56.70±0.6[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.747 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: +43.538 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)2.5740±0.0340 mas[1]
Distance1,360±260 ly
(418±24 pc)[6]
Details[6]
Mass19.2±0.3 M
Radius6.8±0.5 R
Luminosity50,100+4,800
−4,400
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.06±0.05 cgs
Temperature33,200±300 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)9±2 km/s
Age3.98+0.81
−0.70
 Myr
Other designations
AG+34°542, BD+34°980, GC 6429, HD 34078, HIP 24575, HR 1712, SAO 57816, ADS 3843, CCDM J05163+3419, WDS J05163+3419, GCRV 3123, IRAS 05130+3415
Database references
SIMBADdata

AE Aurigae (abbreviated as AE Aur) is a runaway star in the constellation Auriga; it lights the Flaming Star Nebula.

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