Hoedus II, a blue main-sequence star in Auriga
Hoedus II is a blue main-sequence star in the constellation Auriga. At 243 light years away, it is the 207th brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.18.
Hoedus II (HIP 23767)
Hoedus II is a blue main-sequence star in the constellation Auriga. At 243 light years away, it is the 207th brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.18. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 27.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 21,100 and 24,400 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 5h 6.5m, Dec +41° 13.8'
Common designations: Hoedus II , Eta Aurigae, 10 Aurigae, HIP 23767, HD 32630
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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 |
6
| 3.18
) Hoedus II
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 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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Galactic Orbit of Hoedus II
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 7.2% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : -178.8°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 6,973 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 6,955 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 500 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 6,937 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 6,473 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 7,472 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for Hoedus II
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 76.62862074° ±0.17 mas | 31.45 ±0.19 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | 41.23464072° ±0.10 mas | -67.87 ±0.11 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 165.35360218° | 73.12 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | 0.27170383° | -15.76 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 13.40 ± 0.20 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: B4V 2009A&A...501..297Z.
Radial Velocity: 7.30 ±0.70 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
2.33
-2.03
B
3.03
-1.33
V
3.18
-1.18
R
I
3.31
-1.05
J
3.61
-0.75
H
3.76
-0.60
K
3.86
-0.51
B-V: -0.15 V-I: -0.13
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 74.61 pc (1.5% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,472 pc
Transverse velocity: 26.5 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -72.2 pc | 18.9 pc | 0.4 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -13.6 km/s | -23.2 km/s | -5.5 km/s |