62 Aurigae

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:18 | Tran: 6:35 | Set: 17:48

Alt: 12.27° Az: 317.63° Direction: North-West

62 Aurigae is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Auriga.

62 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, 62 Aurigae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 62 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 62 Aurigae during the next 1000 years (-0.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 00m 44s

Declination +38° 00’ 59”

Hour Angle 08h 13m 11s

Sideral Time 15h 13m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 59m 02s

Declination +38° 03’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 178.64°

Galactic Latitude 17.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 62 Aurigae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 62 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 62 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

62 Aurigae is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.84

Distance (light year) 602.59

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.122"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 62 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51440

SAO Catalogue SAO59658

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33614

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 1656

FK5 Catalogue 2538

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 62 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.0° RISE 19:18

Max altitude: 76.5° TRANSIT 6:35

Azimuth: 308.0° SET 17:48

Set Location

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