Psi3 Aurigae, Latinized from ψ3 Aurigae, is a single, blue-white hued star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.20. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.38 ± 0.39 mas as seen from the Earth, it is approximately 1,370 light-years (420 parsecs) distant from the Sun.
This is a B-type giant star with a stellar classification of B8 III. It has about 4.2 and is spinning with a relatively high projected rotational velocity of 118 km/s. The star is radiating 1,624 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 13,361 K.
See also
- Psi Aurigae
References
External links
- HR 2420
- Image Psi3 Aurigae
