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Other stars in Auriga
- Capella
- Menkalinan
- Mahasim
- Hassaleh
- Almaaz
- Haedus
- δ Aurigae
- Saclateni
- ν Aurigae
- π Aurigae
- κ Aurigae
- τ Aurigae
- 16 Aurigae
- λ Aurigae
- υ Aurigae
- χ Aurigae
- 2 Aurigae
- ψ2 Aurigae
- μ Aurigae
- 63 Aurigae
- ψ1 Aurigae
- ω Aurigae
- ξ Aurigae
- σ Aurigae
- 9 Aurigae
- 14 Aurigae
- ψ4 Aurigae
- ψ7 Aurigae
- 19 Aurigae
- φ Aurigae
- 65 Aurigae
- 66 Aurigae
- ψ3 Aurigae
- ψ6 Aurigae
- ρ Aurigae
- ψ5 Aurigae
- 49 Aurigae
- HR2405
- 40 Aurigae
- 45 Aurigae
- 26 Aurigae
- HR1732
- ο Aurigae
- HR1722
- HR1738
- HR1760
- 48 Aurigae
- HR1529
- HR1535
- HR1668
- 51 Aurigae
- HR1550
- HR1866
- 36 Aurigae
- HR1804
- HR1752
- HR2189
- 64 Aurigae
- 53 Aurigae
- HR1528
- HR2573
- HR2372
- 39 Aurigae
- ψ9 Aurigae
- HR2081
- HR2046
- 47 Aurigae
- HR1795
- HR1776
- 5 Aurigae
- HR1712
- HR1924
- HR2105
- HR2110
- HR2028
- HR1824
- 62 Aurigae
- HR2542
- HR1669
- 54 Aurigae
- HR2188
- HR1938
- HR2112
- HR1573
- HR2146
- HR1558
- HR1884
- 41 Aurigae
- 38 Aurigae
- HR1869
- HR1939
- HR2141
- HR2147
- 59 Aurigae
- HR2557
- HR1626
- HR1615
- HR2080
- 17 Aurigae
- HR1794
- HR1796
- HR2675
- HR1725
- HR2464
- HR1644
- HR1692
- HR2096
- HR2139
- HR1925
- HR2122
- HR1822
- HR2018
- HR2532
- HR1854
- HR1775
- HR1979
- HR2003
- HR2172
- 60 Aurigae
- HR2471
- HR2066
- HR1904
- HR2556
- HR2137
- HR2775
- HR2153
- HR1825
- 43 Aurigae
- HR2792
- HR2434
- HR2383
- HR2115
- HR2319
- HR1945
- HR2272
- HR2079
- HR1501
- HR2025
- HR2123
- HR2452
- 22 Aurigae
- HR2054
- HR1850
- ψ8 Aurigae
- HR2045
- 18 Aurigae
- HR1707
- HR1639
- 42 Aurigae
- HR1736
- HR1846
- HR1779
- HR2314
- HR1974
- 6 Aurigae
- HR1627
- HR1733
- HR2297
- HR2217
26 Aurigae
26 Aurigae is a variable and multiple giant star in the constellation of Auriga.
26 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its reltive faintness, 26 Aurigae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 26 Aurigae:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 26 Aurigae
26 Aurigae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 26 Aurigae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 26 Aurigae in the sky:
Visibility of 26 Aurigae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 26 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 26 Aurigae
The image below is a photograph of 26 Aurigae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 26 Aurigae is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 26 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement
26 Aurigae is distant 447.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 26 Aurigae
26 Aurigae belongs to spectral class F9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
26 Aurigae star system properties
26 Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 26 Aurigae double sysyem: