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36 Aurigae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 10.82°   Az: 13.37°   Direction: North-North-East

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.

Image of 36 Aurigae star
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

06h 02m 53s
+47° 54’ 02”
13h 19m 11s
19h 22m 04s

J2000

06h 00m 58s
+47° 54’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

164.91°
12.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 36 Aurigae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.73
36 Aurigae is also a SiFe chemically peculiar star.

-1.75
B9
10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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.

313.48
1,021.94
16 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
-0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO40778
SAO40778

Visibility from Your Location

36 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 20:14 UTC (altitude: 86.4°)