χ Aurigae (chi Aurigae)

Altitude: 3.5° Azimuth: 38.8° Direction: North-East

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

χ Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.76. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Aurigae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about χ Aurigae:

Color of χ Aurigae ⬤

Magnitude of χ Aurigae 4.76

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

χ Aurigae (chi Aurigae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 3.5°
Azimuth: 38.8°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of χ Aurigae

χ 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 χ Aurigae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 32m 43s

Declination J2000 +32° 11’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 175.77°

Galactic Latitude -0.61°

Constellation Auriga

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

Finder chart χ Aurigae (chi Aurigae) star

Simplified finder chart for χ Aurigae (chi Aurigae).

Visibility of χ Aurigae from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 57.8° RISE 14:44

Max altitude: 70.7° TRANSIT 0:14

Azimuth: 302.2° SET 9:40

Digitized Sky Survey image of χ Aurigae

The image below is a photograph of χ 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 χ Aurigae is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of χ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Aurigae during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of χ Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement

χ Aurigae is distant 4,075.00 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 1,250.00 pc

Distance (light year) 4,075.00 ly

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of χ Aurigae

χ Aurigae belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -5.72

Spectral Type B5I

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature of χ Aurigae 7217K

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

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

Alternative designations of χ Aurigae

Bayer designation χ Aurigae
(chi Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 25 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36371

SAO Catalogue SAO58164

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25984

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 1024

FK5 Catalogue 1151

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