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5 Aurigae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 42.48°   Az: 283.45°   Direction: West-North-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.

Image of 5 Aurigae star
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

05h 02m 02s
+39° 25’ 48”
04h 32m 57s
09h 34m 59s

J2000

05h 00m 18s
+39° 23’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

166.09°
-1.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 5 Aurigae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.95
Main-sequence

2.33
F5V
6827K

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

HR 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:

5.95
9.35
3.4
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.

53.02
172.85
6 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/y
0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO57559
SAO57559

Visibility from Your Location

5 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 19:33 UTC (altitude: 78.0°)