6 Aurigae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.45°
Az: 87.23°
Direction: East
6 Aurigae is a supergiant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Auriga.
6 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its faintness, 6 Aurigae is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of 6 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Aurigae during the next
100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 6 Aurigae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 6 Aurigae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Aurigae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
6 Aurigae is distant 1,244.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
6 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 04:00 UTC (altitude: 78.2°)