54 Aurigae

54 Aurigae is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

54 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, 54 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 54 Aurigae:

Color of 54 Aurigae ⬤

Magnitude of 54 Aurigae 6.03

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 54 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 49°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 54 Aurigae

54 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 54 Aurigae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 39m 33s

Declination J2000 +28° 15’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 186.24°

Galactic Latitude 10.1°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 54 Aurigae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 54 Aurigae.

Visibility of 54 Aurigae from your location

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

Today's 54 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.7° RISE 10:00

Max altitude: 66.8° TRANSIT 18:47

Azimuth: 298.3° SET 3:38

RIGHT NOW 54 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 54 Aurigae

The image below is a photograph of 54 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 54 Aurigae is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 54 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 54 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 54 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement

54 Aurigae is distant 708.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 217.39 pc

Distance (light year) 708.70 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 54 Aurigae

54 Aurigae belongs to spectral class B7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.66

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of 54 Aurigae 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 54 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 54 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

54 Aurigae star system properties

54 Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 54 Aurigae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.03

Secondary star magnitude 7.63

Magnitude difference 1.6

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Alternative designations of 54 Aurigae

Flamsteed designation 54 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47395

SAO Catalogue SAO78593

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31852

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 1196

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3065

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5289

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