5 Aurigae

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:47 | Tran: 13:08 | Set: 22:29

Alt: 44.10° Az: 72.46° Direction: South-West

5 Aurigae is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Auriga.

5 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, 5 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 5 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 02m 03s

Declination +39° 25’ 50”

Hour Angle 19h 50m 12s

Sidereal Time 00h 52m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 00m 18s

Declination +39° 23’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.09°

Galactic Latitude -1.79°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.33

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

5 Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 5 Aurigae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.95

Secondary star magnitude 9.35

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 3.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Aurigae is distant 172.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.02

Distance (light year) 172.85

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31761

SAO Catalogue SAO57559

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23261

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 1133

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3589

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Lekeitio, Spain are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Madrid):

Azimuth: 50.6° RISE 3:47

Max altitude: 86.1° TRANSIT 13:08

Azimuth: 309.4° SET 22:29

Name:	Lekeitio, Spain
Latitude:	43° 21' 51.1" N
Longitude:	2° 30' 17.7" W
Timezone:	Europe/Madrid

Set Location

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