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Omicron Aurigae

Omicron Aurigae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension 05h 45m 54.04306s
Declination +49° 49′ 34.6097″
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.47
Distance 413 ± 44 ly
(127 ± 13 pc)
Spectral type A1 Cr Eu
Other designations
27 Aurigae, BD+49°1398, FK5 216, HD 38104, HIP 27196, HR 1971, SAO 40583.

Omicron Aurigae (ο Aurigae) is the Bayer designation for an astrometric binarystar system in the northern constellation of Auriga. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.47, it is faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.89 ± 0.84 mas, it is approximately 413 light-years (127 parsecs) distant from Earth. The visible component is a chemically peculiar star with a stellar classification of A1 Cr Eu; meaning this is an A-type star with a spectrum that shows abnormal abundances of chromium (Cr) and europium (Eu).



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