48 Aurigae
48 Aurigae is a variable supergiant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Auriga.
48 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, 48 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.

Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 48 Aurigae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 48 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
48 Aurigae is distant 1,559.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 48 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):