12 Aurigae

12 Aurigae is a star in the northern constellation Auriga. It lies below the normal limit for visibility to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.988.[2] It lacks a designation from the Hipparcos catalogue.[5] This is a Be star with a stellar classification of B2 Ve,[3] indicating that the spectrum displays emission lines.

12 Aurigae

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	05^h 16^m 27.08243^s[1]
Declination	+46° 24′ 57.8145″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.988[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	B2 Ve[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −2.955[1] mas/yr Dec.: −1.287[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	1.3886 ± 0.0650[1] mas
Distance	2,300 ± 100 ly (720 ± 30 pc)
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	100±41[4] km/s
Other designations
12 Aur, BD+46°989, GC 6424, HD 33988, SAO 40183, PPM 47919[5]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

References

1. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
2. Paunzen, E. (2015). "A new catalogue of Strömgren-Crawford uvbyβ photometry". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 580: A23. arXiv:1506.04568. Bibcode:2015A&A...580A..23P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526413.
3. Burbidge, G. R.; Burbidge, E. Margaret (September 1953). "The Balmer Decrement in Some Be Stars". Astrophysical Journal. 118: 252. Bibcode:1953ApJ...118..252B. doi:10.1086/145747.
4. Halbedel, Elaine M. (September 1996). "Rotational Velocity Determinations for 164 Be and B Stars". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 108: 833. Bibcode:1996PASP..108..833H. doi:10.1086/133804.
5. "12 Aur". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-04-04.