μ Aurigae (mu Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:19 | Tran: 5:13 | Set: 17:04

Alt: 18.00° Az: 49.98° Direction: North-East

μ Aurigae is a main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Auriga.

μ Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 μ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 15m 07s

Declination +38° 30’ 42”

Hour Angle 16h 34m 15s

Sideral Time 21h 49m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 13m 25s

Declination +38° 29’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 168.35°

Galactic Latitude -0.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for μ Aurigae (mu Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.86

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.37

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Aurigae is distant 162.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.80

Distance (light year) 162.35

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.075"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Aurigae
(mu Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 11 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33641

SAO Catalogue SAO57755

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24340

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 1063

FK5 Catalogue 192

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 51.5° RISE 17:19

Max altitude: 77.0° TRANSIT 5:13

Azimuth: 308.5° SET 17:04

Set Location

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