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Table 1.

BRITE target list.

Name HR HD B V R I Spec. type # bib Distance Refs. Target characteristic

(mag) (pc)
α Aur 1708 34029 0.88 0.08 −0.52 −0.96 G0III+G8III 1123 13.1 ± 0.06 (1) Binary with two giant stars
β Aur 2088 40183 1.93 1.90 1.82 1.83 A1IV-Vp 396 24.87 ± 0.14 (1) Detached eclipsing system
ε Aur 1605 31964 3.53 2.99 2.47 2.02 F0Ia 550 415 ± 73 (2) 27-yr eclipsing system
ζ Aur 1612 32069 4.97 3.75 2.62 1.75 K4Ib+B5V 431 241 ± 16 (1) Atmospheric eclipses
η Aur 1641 32630 3.00 3.18 3.23 3.40 B3V 352 63.1 ± 1.9 (2) CP B star
θ Aur 2095 40312 2.54 2.62 2.62 2.68 A0VpSi 259 50.8 ± 1.5 (1) Magnetic CP star
ν Aur 2012 39003 5.09 3.95 3.15 2.59 K0.5IIICN0.5 183 66.0 ± 1.4 (2) Radial velocity standard
ι Aur 1577 31398 4.22 2.69 1.63 0.81 K3II-III 260 151 ± 8 (1) Hybrid giant and susp. variable
β Tau 1791 35497 1.52 1.65 1.66 1.76 B7III 344 41.0 ± 0.6 (1) CP HgMn star
κ1 Cet 996 20630 5.52 4.85 4.27 3.91 G5V 797 9.14 ± 0.02 (1) Spotted BY Dra variable
V711 Tau 1099 22468 6.63 5.71 5.40 5.00 K2IV+G5IV 1110 29.63 ± 0.07 (2) Spotted RS CVn binary
IQ Aur 1732 34452 5.20 5.37 ... ... A0p 269 145 ± 3.5 (2) Magnetic CP star

Notes. # bib is the number of papers on this star and refers to the SAO/NASA ADS system dated 5/2019.

References. (1) HIPPARCOS (van Leeuwen 2007); (2) Gaia-DR2 (Gaia Collaboration 2018).

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