ο Aurigae (omicron Aurigae)
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 73.26°
Az: 287.67°
Direction: West-North-West
ο Aurigae is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Auriga.
ο Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, ο Aurigae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of ο Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ο Aurigae during the next
10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ο Aurigae (omicron Aurigae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
ο Aurigae is also a Cr chemically peculiar star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where ο Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ο Aurigae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ο Aurigae is distant 482.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ο Aurigae (omicron Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 02:20 UTC (altitude: 87.6°)