ω Aurigae (omega Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:27 | Tran: 10:55 | Set: 16:20

Alt: 20.17° Az: 42.72° Direction: South-South-West

ω Aurigae is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Auriga.

ω Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, ω 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 ω Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Aurigae during the next 1000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.68 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 00m 59s

Declination +37° 55’ 36”

Hour Angle 20h 24m 41s

Sidereal Time 01h 25m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 59m 15s

Declination +37° 53’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 167.15°

Galactic Latitude -2.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Aurigae (omega Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.94

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.50

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

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

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

Star System Properties

ω 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 ω Aurigae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.94

Secondary star magnitude 7.74

Magnitude difference 2.8

Separation 5.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Aurigae is distant 159.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.78

Distance (light year) 159.02

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.101"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω Aurigae
(omega Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 4 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31647

SAO Catalogue SAO57548

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23179

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 1005

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3572

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω Aurigae (omega Aurigae) rise, transit and set times from Danirai, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Makassar):

Azimuth: 52.1° RISE 5:27

Max altitude: 41.5° TRANSIT 10:55

Azimuth: 307.9° SET 16:20

Name:	Danirai, Indonesia
Latitude:	10° 34' 23.5" S
Longitude:	121° 44' 20.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Makassar

Set Location

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