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Psi
8 Aurigae (ψ
8 Aur, ψ
8 Aurigae) is a star in the northern
constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
The origins of the e ...
of
Auriga
AURIGA (''Antenna Ultracriogenica Risonante per l'Indagine Gravitazionale Astronomica'') is an ultracryogenic resonant bar gravitational wave detector in Italy. It is at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nuclea ...
. It has an
apparent visual magnitude of 6.443
and, based upon
parallax
Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines. Due to foreshortening, nearby objects ...
measurements, they are approximately distant from the Earth.
The
spectrum of the star matches a
stellar classification
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of B9.5p
See also
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Psi Aurigae
The Bayer designation Psi Aurigae (ψ Aur, ψ Aurigae) is shared by nine star systems in the constellation Auriga (constellation), Auriga and one in Lynx (constellation), Lynx:
* Psi1 Aurigae, ψ1 Aurigae ＝ 46 Aurigae
* Psi2 Aurigae, ψ2 Aurigae ...
References
External links
HR 2541Image Psi8 Aurigae
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Auriga (constellation)
B-type main-sequence stars
Aurigae, Psi08
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2541
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Aurigae, 61
Durchmusterung objects