---
title: "V617 Aur"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-37453"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. V617 Aur [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-37453"
---

# V617 Aur

V617 Aur is an F4III yellow-white giant in the constellation [Auriga](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/auriga), shining at apparent magnitude 8.11 (V). Other catalogues list it as HD 37453 and HIP 26658.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Yellow-white giant
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 8.11 — Binoculars reach it; the naked eye does not.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Auriga](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/auriga) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | F4III yellow-white giant |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 8.11 |
| CONSTELLATION | Auriga |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 05h 39m 56.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +30° 05′ 11.2″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | F4III |
| Variability | Beta Lyrae-type eclipsing binary |
| Variability type (GCVS) | EB |
| Variability period | 66.76 days |
| Reference epoch (HJD) | 2448013.1000 |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.874 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 8.07 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 8.17 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −1.61 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −4.39 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 34 km/s |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Variable-star designation | V617 Aur |
| Washington Double Star id | 05399+3005 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (1950ApJ...112...48M, quality C) |

## Also known as

- HD: HD 37453
- HIP: HIP 26658
- Variable star: V617 Aur

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. V617 Aur \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-37453

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hd-37453,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{V617 Aur}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-37453},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-37453