λ Aurigae (lambda Aurigae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:32 | Tran: 11:09 | Set: 16:42

Alt: -51.01° Az: 330.75° Direction: South-West

λ Aurigae is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Auriga.

λ Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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 λ Aurigae (lambda Aurigae) star

DSS2 image of λ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Aurigae during the next 1000 years (8.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 20m 55s

Declination +40° 07’ 25”

Hour Angle 10h 25m 10s

Sidereal Time 15h 46m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 19m 08s

Declination +40° 05’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 167.67°

Galactic Latitude 1.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Aurigae (lambda Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.71

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 4.20

Spectral Type G1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.63

Temperature 5853K

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

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

Star System Properties

λ 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 λ Aurigae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.71

Secondary star magnitude 9.61

Magnitude difference 4.9

Separation 146.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Aurigae is distant 41.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 66 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 12.65

Distance (light year) 41.22

Radial Speed 66 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.519 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.664"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Aurigae
(lambda Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 15 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34411

SAO Catalogue SAO40233

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24813

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 1248

Gliese Catalogue Gl 197

FK5 Catalogue 1145

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3886

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ Aurigae (lambda Aurigae) rise, transit and set times from Bandung, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 49.9° RISE 5:32

Max altitude: 42.5° TRANSIT 11:09

Azimuth: 310.1° SET 16:42

Name:	Bandung, Indonesia
Latitude:	7° 23' 57.5" S
Longitude:	108° 15' 39.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Jakarta

Set Location

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