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δ Aurigae (delta Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 15.77°   Az: 13.03°   Direction: North-North-East

δ Aurigae is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Auriga.

δ Aurigae visual magnitude is 3.72. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Aurigae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of δ Aurigae (delta Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of δ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Aurigae during the next 1000 years (1.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 01m 37s
+54° 17’ 03”
13h 27m 14s
19h 28m 52s

J2000

05h 59m 31s
+54° 17’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

158.95°
14.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Aurigae (delta Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.72
Hypergiant

0.55
K0III
4743K

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

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

Star System Properties

δ Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the δ Aurigae double sysyem:

3.72
9.52
5.8
115.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Aurigae is distant 140.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

43.07
140.40
8 km/s
0.081 arcsec/y
-0.125"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Aurigae
(delta Aurigae)
SAO25502
SAO25502

Visibility from Your Location

δ Aurigae (delta Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 10:34 UTC (altitude: 85.6°)