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Almaaz - ε Aurigae (epsilon Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 76.61°   Az: 118.24°   Direction: East-South-East

Almaaz, also designated as ε Aurigae (epsilon Aurigae), is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Auriga.

Almaaz visual magnitude is 2.99. Because of its brightness, Almaaz is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Almaaz - ε Aurigae (epsilon Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of Almaaz. The red arrow shows the motion of Almaaz during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 03m 46s
+43° 51’ 28”
22h 54m 15s
03h 58m 02s

J2000

05h 01m 58s
+43° 49’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

162.79°
1.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Almaaz - ε Aurigae (epsilon Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.99
Hypergiant

-5.99
F0I
6213K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Almaaz. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

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

2.99
9.19
6.2
207.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Almaaz is distant 2,037.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

625.00
2,037.50
-3 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Almaaz
ε Aurigae
(epsilon Aurigae)
SAO39955
SAO39955

Visibility from Your Location

Almaaz - ε Aurigae (epsilon Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 19:43 UTC (altitude: 82.4°)