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WW Aurigae

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Magnitude
  
5.821

Constellation
  
Auriga

Rotation
  
3 days

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
5.821

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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.

References

WW Aurigae Wikipedia