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47 Aurigae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.97°   Az: 291.46°   Direction: West-North-West

47 Aurigae is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Auriga.

47 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, 47 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 47 Aurigae star
DSS2 image of 47 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 47 Aurigae during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 31m 56s
+46° 39’ 59”
04h 30m 57s
11h 02m 54s

J2000

06h 30m 02s
+46° 41’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

168.2°
15.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 47 Aurigae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.9
Giant

-0.16
K4
3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 47 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 47 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

47 Aurigae is distant 530.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 47 kilometers per second.

162.60
530.08
-47 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO41130
SAO41130

Visibility from Your Location

47 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 15:05 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)