Beta Aurigae (star)

Beta Aurigae (Menkalinan) A
Spectral	A1 IV
Type	Subgiant
Multiple	Trinary
Luminosity	48 LSol
Absolute magnitude	0.55
Mag Terra	1.90
Temperature	9350° K
Mass	2.4 MSol
Radius	2.77 RSol
Companion	Beta Aurigae B

Beta Aurigae (Menkalinan) B
Spectral	A1 IV
Type	Subgiant
Multiple	Trinary
Luminosity	48 LSol
Absolute magnitude	0.76
Mag Terra	1.90
Temperature	9200° K
Mass	2.3 MSol
Radius	2.63 RSol
Companion	Beta Aurigae A

Beta Aurigae (Menkalinan) C
Spectral
Type
Multiple	Trinary
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	10.4
Temperature	° K
Companion	Beta Aurigae A/B

The star Beta Aurigae (otherwise known as Menkalinan) is a trinary star system composed a close-orbiting binary pair of blue-white subgiant stars of stellar classification A1 that has a dim third companion orbiting at a larger distance from the central pair.

Description (Specifications)

• The Beta Aurigae system is believed to be a member of the Ursa Major Moving Group.
• The central binary pair of the system are two A1 IV stars that orbit one another closely with a period of only 3.96 days.

• The Beta Aurigae star system lies approximately 24.9pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimspinward/Spinward direction from Terra at bearing 167.5^o Galactic Longitude and +10.4^o North Galactic Latitude.

History & Background (Dossier)

Beta Aurigae is the primary star of the world Beta Aurigae/Sephi Hydra (Aldebaran 1311).

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Travellermap (T5SS): [1]
• Author & Contributor: WHULorigan

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• External Link: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]