47 Aurigae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.95°
Az: 263.52°
Direction: 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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 47 Aurigae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 47 Aurigae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 47 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
47 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 05:30 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)