Haedus - η Aurigae (eta Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 13.41° Az: 322.11° Direction: North-West

Haedus, also designated as η Aurigae (eta Aurigae), is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Auriga.

Haedus visual magnitude is 3.17. Because of its moderate brightness, Haedus 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 Haedus - η Aurigae (eta Aurigae) star

DSS2 image of Haedus. The red arrow shows the motion of Haedus during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 08m 18s

Declination +41° 15’ 59”

Hour Angle 08h 29m 28s

Sidereal Time 13h 37m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 06m 30s

Declination +41° 14’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 165.35°

Galactic Latitude 0.27°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Haedus - η Aurigae (eta Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.17

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.97

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Haedus is distant 219.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.25

Distance (light year) 219.23

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.068"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Haedus

Bayer designation η Aurigae
(eta Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 10 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32630

SAO Catalogue SAO40026

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23767

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1058

FK5 Catalogue 185

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1822

Visibility from Your Location

Haedus - η Aurigae (eta Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 12:46 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga