6 Aurigae

6 Aurigae is a supergiant star in the constellation of Auriga.

6 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its reltive faintness, 6 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 6 Aurigae:

Color of 6 Aurigae ⬤

Magnitude of 6 Aurigae 6.58

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 6 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 6 Aurigae

6 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 6 Aurigae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 00m 23s

Declination J2000 +39° 39’ 18”

Galactic Longitude 165.9°

Galactic Latitude -1.61°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 6 Aurigae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 6 Aurigae.

Visibility of 6 Aurigae from your location

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

6 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 17:04 UTC (altitude: 78.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 6 Aurigae

The image below is a photograph of 6 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 6 Aurigae is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 6 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 381.68 pc

Distance (light year) 1,244.27 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 6 Aurigae

6 Aurigae belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type K4I

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of 6 Aurigae 10125K

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

Alternative designations of 6 Aurigae

Flamsteed designation 6 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31780

SAO Catalogue SAO57560

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23268

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 1134

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