39 Aurigae

39 Aurigae is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Auriga.

39 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its reltive faintness, 39 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 39 Aurigae:

Color of 39 Aurigae ⬤

Magnitude of 39 Aurigae 5.87

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 39 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 59°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 39 Aurigae

39 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 39 Aurigae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 05m 03s

Declination J2000 +42° 58’ 54”

Galactic Longitude 169.69°

Galactic Latitude 10.37°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 39 Aurigae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 39 Aurigae.

Visibility of 39 Aurigae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

39 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 17:45 UTC (altitude: 81.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 39 Aurigae

The image below is a photograph of 39 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 39 Aurigae is -0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.143 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 39 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 39 Aurigae during the next 1000 years (-0.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.38 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 39 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement

39 Aurigae is distant 168.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.60 pc

Distance (light year) 168.21 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.143 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 39 Aurigae

39 Aurigae belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.31

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature of 39 Aurigae 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 39 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 39 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 39 Aurigae

Flamsteed designation 39 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41074

SAO Catalogue SAO40840

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28823

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 1477

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2812

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