53 Aurigae

53 Aurigae is a star in the constellation of Auriga.

53 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, 53 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 53 Aurigae:

Color of 53 Aurigae ⬤

Magnitude of 53 Aurigae 5.79

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 53 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 29°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 53 Aurigae

53 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 53 Aurigae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 38m 22s

Declination J2000 +28° 59’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 185.47°

Galactic Latitude 10.17°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 53 Aurigae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 53 Aurigae.

Visibility of 53 Aurigae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 53 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.0° RISE 9:33

Max altitude: 67.5° TRANSIT 18:26

Azimuth: 299.0° SET 3:23

RIGHT NOW 53 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 53 Aurigae

The image below is a photograph of 53 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 53 Aurigae is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 53 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 53 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement

53 Aurigae is distant 421.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.20 pc

Distance (light year) 421.19 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 53 Aurigae

53 Aurigae belongs to spectral class B9 53 Aurigae is also a Eu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.23

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of 53 Aurigae 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 53 Aurigae

Flamsteed designation 53 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47152

SAO Catalogue SAO78571

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31737

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 1293

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