51 Aurigae
51 Aurigae is a giant star in the constellation of Auriga.
51 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its reltive faintness, 51 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 51 Aurigae:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 51 Aurigae
51 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 51 Aurigae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 51 Aurigae in the sky:
Visibility of 51 Aurigae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
51 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 05:35 UTC (altitude: 77.9°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 51 Aurigae
The image below is a photograph of 51 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 51 Aurigae is -0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.109 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 51 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement
51 Aurigae is distant 316.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 51 Aurigae
51 Aurigae belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 51 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
