14 Aurigae

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:12 | Tran: 4:48 | Set: 14:20

Alt: -4.79° Az: 12.57° Direction: North-North-East

14 Aurigae is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Auriga.

14 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its faintness, 14 Aurigae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 14 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 17m 01s

Declination +32° 42’ 50”

Hour Angle 12h 59m 44s

Sidereal Time 18h 16m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 15m 24s

Declination +32° 41’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 173.3°

Galactic Latitude -3.35°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 14 Aurigae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.02

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.44

Spectral Type A9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

14 Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 14 Aurigae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.02

Secondary star magnitude 7.92

Magnitude difference 2.9

Separation 14.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

14 Aurigae is distant 268.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.37

Distance (light year) 268.53

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 14 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33959

SAO Catalogue SAO57799

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24504

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 922

General Catalogue of Variable Stars KW Aur

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3824

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 14 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.3° RISE 19:12

Max altitude: 71.2° TRANSIT 4:48

Azimuth: 302.7° SET 14:20

Set Location

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