V433 Aurigae

V433 Aurigae

A light curve for V433 Aurigae, plotted from Hipparcos data
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 39m 18.3136s
Declination +29° 12′ 54.789″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.0
Characteristics
Spectral type B2IV-V
Apparent magnitude (G) 5.91
U−B color index −0.5
B−V color index +0.16
Variable type SPB
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+22.9±1.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.106±0.138 mas/yr
Dec.: −7.262±0.087 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.7620±0.1436 mas
Distanceapprox. 4,300 ly
(approx. 1,300 pc)
Details
Mass8.7 M
Radius9.8 R
Luminosity14,128 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.24 cgs
Temperature16,950 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)27 km/s
Age19.8 Myr
Other designations
BD+29°947, HD 37367, HIP 26606, HR 1924, SAO 77354, Gaia DR3 3442900661273401600
Database references
SIMBADdata

V433 Aurigae is a variable star in the constellation Auriga. It is a slowly pulsating B star (SPB) that varies by a few hundredths of a magnitude over 4.6 days. It is faintly visible to the naked eye under very good observing conditions. It shines with a luminosity approximately 14,000 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of about 16,950 K.

V433 Aurigae was discovered to be a variable star when the Hipparcos data was analyzed. It was given its variable star designation in 1999.