40 Aurigae
40 Aurigae is a variable star in the constellation of Auriga.
40 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its reltive faintness, 40 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 40 Aurigae:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 40 Aurigae
40 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 40 Aurigae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 40 Aurigae in the sky:
Visibility of 40 Aurigae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 40 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 40 Aurigae
The image below is a photograph of 40 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 40 Aurigae is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.049 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 40 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement
40 Aurigae is distant 380.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 40 Aurigae
40 Aurigae belongs to spectral class A4
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 40 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
