38 Aurigae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.97°
Az: 75.15°
Direction: East-North-East
38 Aurigae is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.
38 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, 38 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 38 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 38 Aurigae during the next
1000 years (1.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.35 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 38 Aurigae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 38 Aurigae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 38 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 38 Aurigae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
38 Aurigae is distant 261.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
38 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 06:14 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)