47 Aurigae
47 Aurigae is a giant star in the constellation of Auriga.
47 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its reltive faintness, 47 Aurigae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 47 Aurigae:
47 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 15.3°
Azimuth: 330.1°
Direction: North-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 47 Aurigae
47 Aurigae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 47 Aurigae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 47 Aurigae in the sky:

Visibility of 47 Aurigae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
47 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 06:06 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 47 Aurigae
The image below is a photograph of 47 Aurigae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 47 Aurigae is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 47 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of 47 Aurigae
47 Aurigae belongs to spectral class K4
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 47 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
