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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.

Image of 45 Aurigae star
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

06h 23m 49s
+53° 26’ 17”
09h 40m 58s
16h 04m 47s

J2000

06h 21m 46s
+53° 27’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

161.14°
17.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 45 Aurigae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.36
Giant

1.58
F5III
6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 45 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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.

57.01
185.86
-1 km/s
0.02 arcsec/y
-0.084"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO25681
SAO25681

Visibility from Your Location

45 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 14:49 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)