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ν Aurigae (nu Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 5.26°   Az: 25.53°   Direction: North-North-East

ν Aurigae is a double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Auriga.

ν Aurigae visual magnitude is 3.97. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Aurigae (nu Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of ν Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Aurigae during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 53m 14s
+39° 09’ 11”
14h 14m 24s
20h 07m 38s

J2000

05h 51m 29s
+39° 08’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

171.84°
6.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Aurigae (nu Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.97
Giant

-0.13
G9III
4451K

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

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

Star System Properties

ν Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ν Aurigae double sysyem:

3.97
11.27
7.3
54.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Aurigae is distant 214.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

65.92
214.90
10 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Aurigae
(nu Aurigae)
SAO58502
SAO58502

Visibility from Your Location

ν Aurigae (nu Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 20:01 UTC (altitude: 77.7°)