| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 06h 59m 02.84716s[1] |
| Declination | +38° 03′ 08.3501″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.02[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K2 III[3] |
| B−V color index | 1.218±0.007[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +24.91±0.13[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −41.458[1] mas/yr Dec.: −122.497[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.8299 ± 0.0969 mas[1] |
| Distance | 559 ± 9 ly (172 ± 3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.99[2] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 22.33+0.76 −0.98[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 166.82±3.36[1] L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,389+100 −72[1] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.56±0.04[2] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.0[4] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
62 Aurigae is a star located 559[1] light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga.[5] It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.02.[2] This object is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +25 km/s.[1] It is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K2 III,[3] having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core then expanded to 22[1] times the Sun's radius. 62 Aurigae is radiating 167[1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,389 K.[1]
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