45 Aurigae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.88°
Az: 338.97°
Direction: North-North-West
45 Aurigae is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Auriga.
45 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, 45 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 45 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 45 Aurigae during the next
10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 45 Aurigae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for 45 Aurigae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 45 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 45 Aurigae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
45 Aurigae is distant 185.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
45 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 14:49 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)