62 Aurigae
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 06h 59m 02.84733s |
| Declination | +38° 03′ 08.3463″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.02 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | red giant branch |
| Spectral type | K2 III |
| B−V color index | 1.218±0.007 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +24.67±0.13 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −41.583 mas/yr Dec.: −122.245 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.8109±0.0295 mas |
| Distance | 561 ± 3 ly (172.1 ± 0.9 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.99 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 3.9 M☉ |
| Radius | 21 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 176 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.69 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,419 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.54 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.0 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| 62 Aur, BD+38°1656, FK5 2538, HD 51440, HIP 33614, HR 2600, SAO 59658 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
62 Aurigae is a star located 561 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.02. This object is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +25 km/s. It is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K2 III, having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core then expanded to 21 times the Sun's radius. 62 Aurigae is radiating 176 times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,419 K.