9 Aurigae

9 Aurigae
Location of 9 Aurigae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 06m 40.62967s[1]
Declination +51° 35′ 51.8025″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.93 - 5.03[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2V[3]
U−B color index -0.03[4]
B−V color index +0.34[4]
Variable type γ Dor[5]
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.47±0.57[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −28.557[6] mas/yr
Dec.: −171.822[6] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.0551 ± 0.1371 mas[6]
Distance88.0 ± 0.3 ly
(26.99 ± 0.10 pc)
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: −54.582[7] mas/yr
Dec.: −156.009[7] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.0796 ± 0.0631 mas[7]
Distance88.0 ± 0.1 ly
(26.97 ± 0.05 pc)
C
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.88±0.17[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −32.386[8] mas/yr
Dec.: −173.026[8] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.2115 ± 0.0184 mas[8]
Distance87.65 ± 0.04 ly
(26.87 ± 0.01 pc)
Orbit[9]
Period (P)391.7 d
Eccentricity (e)0.37
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)		5.8 km/s
Details
A
Mass1.97[10] M☉
Radius1.56[5] R☉
Luminosity6.042[11] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.07[5] cgs
Temperature7,023[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.12[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)21.0[5] km/s
B
Mass0.49[10] M☉
Temperature4,947[12] K
C
Mass0.751[13] M☉
Radius0.756[13] R☉
Luminosity0.162[14] L☉
Temperature4,633[14] K
Other designations
V398 Aur, BD+51°1024, GJ 9174, HD 32537, HIP 23783, HR 1637, SAO 25019
Database references
SIMBAD9 Aur A
9 Aur B
9 Aur C

9 Aurigae (9 Aur) is a star system in Auriga (constellation). It has an apparent magnitude of about 5, making it visible to the naked eye in many suburban skies.[15] Parallax estimates made by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at about 86 light-years (26 parsecs) from the solar system,[1] although individual Gaia Data Release 3 parallaxes place all three components at 88 light years.

A visual band light curve for 9 Aurigae, adapted from Krisciunas et al. (1993)[16]

It is a well-studied Gamma Doradus variable,[5] and was one of the first stars to be so-classified.[17] This star type varies in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations.[17] Its apparent magnitude varies from 4.93 to 5.03 over a period of 1.25804 days.[2] For that reason it has been given the variable star designation V398 Aurigae.[2]

9 Aurigae is a multiple star system. The naked-eye component A is a single-lined spectroscopic binary. Only the signature of an F-type main sequence star can be seen in the spectrum, but the periodic doppler shift of the absorption lines demonstrates that there is a hidden companion in a 391.7-day orbit. The gravitational interaction of the two bodies produces variations in their respective motions, which is what creates the doppler shift.[9]

Four other companions to 9 Aurigae are listed in multiple star catalogs.[18][19] The closest companion is a 12th-magnitude red dwarf 5″ away.[5] 90″ away is component C, a 9th-magnitude star with a spectral class of K5Ve,[20] which may also be a spectroscopic binary.[10] Further-separated still is a 14th-magnitude star, component D, proposed to be a more distant red giant,[21] although Gaia astrometry places it at a similar distance and with a similar proper motion.[22] The most widely-separated companion is component E, a distant unrelated star.[21][23]

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  13. ^ a b Newton, Elisabeth R.; Irwin, Jonathan; Charbonneau, David; Berlind, Perry; Calkins, Michael L.; Mink, Jessica (2017). "The Hα Emission of Nearby M Dwarfs and its Relation to Stellar Rotation". The Astrophysical Journal. 834 (1): 85. arXiv:1611.03509. Bibcode:2017ApJ...834...85N. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/834/1/85. S2CID 55000202.
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