26 Aurigae

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:32 | Tran: 13:22 | Set: 21:17

Alt: 26.03° Az: 70.59° Direction: South-West

26 Aurigae is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Auriga.

26 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its faintness, 26 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 26 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 40m 16s

Declination +30° 30’ 18”

Hour Angle 18h 41m 32s

Sidereal Time 00h 21m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 38m 38s

Declination +30° 29’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 177.88°

Galactic Latitude -0.47°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.29

Spectral Type F9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.45

Temperature 6625K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 5.4

Secondary star magnitude 5.7

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 137.17

Distance (light year) 447.19

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37269

SAO Catalogue SAO58280

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26536

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 963

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2485

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4229

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 26 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Austin, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Indiana/Indianapolis):

Azimuth: 59.5° RISE 5:32

Max altitude: 81.7° TRANSIT 13:22

Azimuth: 300.5° SET 21:17

Name:	Austin, United States
Latitude:	38° 45' 30.2" N
Longitude:	85° 48' 28.8" W
Timezone:	America/Indiana/Indianapolis

Set Location

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