36 Aurigae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.21°
Az: 281.74°
Direction: South
36 Aurigae is a star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Auriga.
36 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, 36 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 36 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 36 Aurigae during the next
10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 36 Aurigae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
36 Aurigae is also a SiFe chemically peculiar star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 36 Aurigae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
36 Aurigae is distant 1,021.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
36 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 11:59 UTC (altitude: 86.4°)