WW Aurigae

Stellar classification

A

Coordinates

  • X 9
  • Y 51
  • Z -258
→ Sol: 263

Object type

  • Eclipsing binary of Algol type
  • Star
  • Infra-Red source
  • Spectroscopic binary
  • UV-emission source
  • Variable Star
simbad:V* WW Aur

Wiki

WW Aurigae (WW Aur) is an eclipsing binary in the constellation Auriga. It is approximately 275 light-years from Earth.

Both components, WW Aurigae A and WW Aurigae B, are detached white A-type main sequence dwarfs with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.82. As an eclipsing binary, WW Aurigae is classified as a variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.79 to +6.54 with a period of 2.53 days.

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