39 Aurigae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 8.46°
Az: 17.58°
Direction: North-North-East
39 Aurigae is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Auriga.
39 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, 39 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 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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 39 Aurigae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
39 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 10:30 UTC (altitude: 79.7°)