ν Aurigae (nu Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:37 | Tran: 12:13 | Set: 20:49

Alt: 32.11° Az: 62.93° Direction: East-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.

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

Right Ascension 05h 53m 15s

Declination +39° 09’ 12”

Hour Angle 18h 53m 42s

Sidereal Time 00h 46m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 51m 29s

Declination +39° 08’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 171.84°

Galactic Latitude 6.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Aurigae (nu Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.13

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

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

Main star magnitude 3.97

Secondary star magnitude 11.27

Magnitude difference 7.3

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 65.92

Distance (light year) 214.90

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Aurigae
(nu Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 32 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39003

SAO Catalogue SAO58502

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27673

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 1429

FK5 Catalogue 221

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4440

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν Aurigae (nu Aurigae) rise, transit and set times from Palermo, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 50.8° RISE 3:37

Max altitude: 89.0° TRANSIT 12:13

Azimuth: 309.2° SET 20:49

Name:	Palermo, Italy
Latitude:	38° 7' 55.2" N
Longitude:	13° 20' 8.2" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

Set Location

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