Al Anz, a white supergiant star in Auriga
Al Anz is a white supergiant star in the constellation Auriga. It is the 182nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.03.
Al Anz (HIP 23416)
Al Anz is a white supergiant star in the constellation Auriga. It is the 182nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.03. Al Anz is the primary component of a multiple-star system.
Sky position: RA 5h 2.0m, Dec +43° 49.2'
Common designations: Al Anz, Epsilon Aurigae, 7 Aurigae, HIP 23416, HD 31964
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Brightest stars in Auriga:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 1 | 0.08 | Capella |
| 2 | 1.90 | Menkalinan |
| 3 | 2.65 | Theta Aurigae |
| 4 | 2.69 | Hassaleh |
5
| 3.03
) Al Anz
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 6 | 3.18 | Hoedus II |
| 7 | 3.69 | Hoedus I |
| 8 | 3.72 | Delta Aurigae |
| 9 | 3.97 | Nu Aurigae |
| 10 | 4.30 | Pi Aurigae |
| 11 | 4.32 | Kappa Aurigae |
| 12 | 4.51 | Tau Aurigae |
| 13 | 4.54 | 16 Aurigae |
| 14 | 4.69 | Lambda Aurigae |
| 15 | 4.71 | Chi Aurigae |
| 16 | 4.72 | Upsilon Aurigae |
| 17 | 4.79 | 2 Aurigae |
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Some Tabulated XHIP Data for Al Anz
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 75.49222507° ±0.96 mas | 0.18 ±1.01 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | 43.82331397° ±0.64 mas | -2.31 ±0.76 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 162.78826794° | 1.94 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | 1.17855179° | -1.27 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 1.60 ± 1.16 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: F0Ia 1995ApJS...99..135A.
Radial Velocity:
-10.40 ±0.40 km/s [D rating]
2006AstL...32..759G.
This star is a spectroscopic binary with an unsolved orbit.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
3.86
B
3.57
V
3.03
R
I
2.48
J
1.88
H
1.70
K
1.53
B-V: +0.54 V-I: +0.55