V420 Aurigae
V420 Aurigae is a high-mass star with an inferred compact companion. Closely orbiting each other every 0.8 days, they are a source of X-ray emission.[4]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Auriga |
Right ascension | 05h 22m 35.23145s[1] |
Declination | +37° 40′ 33.629″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.49[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B0IVpe[3] |
U−B color index | −0.88[2] |
B−V color index | +0.16[2] |
Variable type | High-mass X-ray binary[4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −20.5±4.4[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +1.25[1] mas/yr Dec.: -4.38[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | −0.04 ± 0.72[1] mas |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
References
- van Leeuwen, F. (November 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.
- Lutz, J. H.; Lutz, T. E. (June 1972), "UBV and Hgamma observations of early-type field stars", Astronomical Journal, 77: 376, Bibcode:1972AJ.....77..376L, doi:10.1086/111296.
- Hiltner, W. A. (October 1956), "Photometric, Polarization, and Spectrographic Observations of O and B Stars.", Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 2: 389, Bibcode:1956ApJS....2..389H, doi:10.1086/190029.
- Percy, John R.; et al. (February 2004), "Short-Period Variable Be Stars Discovered or Confirmed through Self-Correlation Analysis of Hipparcos Epoch Photometry", The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 116 (816): 178–183, Bibcode:2004PASP..116..178P, doi:10.1086/382246.
- Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006), "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35,495 Hipparcos stars in a common system", Astronomy Letters, 32 (11): 759–771, arXiv:1606.08053, Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G, doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065, S2CID 119231169.
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