47 Aurigae

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:38 | Tran: 13:34 | Set: 20:31

Alt: 22.15° Az: 44.77° Direction: South-South-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

Right Ascension 06h 31m 57s

Declination +46° 39’ 59”

Hour Angle 19h 12m 26s

Sidereal Time 01h 44m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 30m 02s

Declination +46° 41’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 168.2°

Galactic Latitude 15.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.16

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.44

Temperature 3886K

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.

Distance (parsec) 162.60

Distance (light year) 530.08

Radial Speed -47 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 47 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45466

SAO Catalogue SAO41130

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30972

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 1149

FK5 Catalogue 2496

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 47 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Bakau, Gambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Banjul):

Azimuth: 43.3° RISE 6:38

Max altitude: 56.8° TRANSIT 13:34

Azimuth: 316.7° SET 20:31

Name:	Bakau, Gambia
Latitude:	13° 28' 41.2" N
Longitude:	16° 40' 54.8" W
Timezone:	Africa/Banjul

Set Location

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