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43 Aurigae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.88°   Az: 33.59°   Direction: North-North-East

43 Aurigae is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Auriga.

43 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, 43 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 43 Aurigae star
DSS2 image of 43 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 43 Aurigae during the next 1000 years (0.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 20m 07s
+46° 20’ 56”
15h 20m 21s
21h 40m 29s

J2000

06h 18m 16s
+46° 21’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

167.66°
13.97°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 43 Aurigae star
Simplified finder chart for 43 Aurigae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38
Giant

1.25
K2III
4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 43 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

43 Aurigae is distant 345.71 light years from the Sun

106.04
345.71
0.012 arcsec/y
-0.126"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO41010
SAO41010

Visibility from Your Location

43 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 07:04 UTC (altitude: 84.9°)