κ Aurigae (kappa Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:20 | Tran: 15:19 | Set: 0:17

Alt: 65.07° Az: 214.15° Direction: South-West

κ Aurigae is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Auriga.

κ Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.35. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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.

DSS2 image of κ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Aurigae during the next 1000 years (-1.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 16m 59s

Declination +29° 29’ 17”

Hour Angle 01h 03m 05s

Sidereal Time 07h 20m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 15m 22s

Declination +29° 29’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 182.72°

Galactic Latitude 5.92°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Aurigae (kappa Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.78

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Aurigae is distant 168.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.79

Distance (light year) 168.82

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.262"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Aurigae
(kappa Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 44 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43039

SAO Catalogue SAO78143

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29696

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 1154

FK5 Catalogue 1168

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2877

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 60.5° RISE 6:20

Max altitude: 68.0° TRANSIT 15:19

Azimuth: 299.5° SET 0:17

Set Location

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