Epsilon Aurigae

Right Ascension	05 : 02.0 (h:m)
Declination	+43 : 49 (deg:m)
Distance	(ly)
Visual brightness	2.92 .. 3.83 (mag)
Period	9892 (days)
Spectra type	A8Ie - F2Iaep

• Epsilon Aurigae was featured as Variable Star of the Month January 2008 at AAVSO
• Almaaz (Epsilon Aurigae) info from Jim Kaler's Stars (Star of the Week) pages
• AAVSO data for Epsilon Aurigae - Ephemeris
• Publications on Epsilon Aurigae (NASA ADS)
• SIMBAD data for Epsilon Aurigae

• 1955-7: Start: 1955 May 5, Mid: 1956 June 4, End: 1957 July 5
• 1982-4: Start: 1982 June 4, Mid: 1983 July 5, End: 1984 August 4
• 2009-11: Start: 2009 July 4, Mid: 2010 August 4, End: 2011 September 4
• 2036-8: Start: 2036 August 3, Mid: 2037 September 3, End: 2038 October 4
• 2063-5: Start: 2063 September 3, Mid: 2064 October 3, End: 2065 November 3
• 2090-2: Start: 2090 October 3, Mid: 2091 November 3, End: 2092 December 3
• 2117-9: Start: 2117 November 3, Mid: 2118 December 4, End: 2020 January 4
• 2144-6: Start: 2144 December 3, Mid: 2146 January 3, End: 2147 February 3
• 2172-4: Start: 2172 January 3, Mid: 2173 February 2, End: 2174 May 5
• 2199-2201: Start: 2199 February 2, Mid: 2200 March 5, End: 2201 April 5

Hartmut Frommert
Christine Kronberg
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