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φ Aurigae (phi Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:45 | Tran: 19:41 | Set: 5:40
Alt: 70.97°   Az: 148.59°   Direction: South-South-East

φ Aurigae is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Auriga.

φ Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.07. Because of its faintness, φ 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.

Image of φ Aurigae (phi Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of φ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 29m 19s
+34° 29’ 42”
23h 12m 24s
04h 41m 43s

J2000

05h 27m 38s
+34° 28’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

173.28°
-0.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Aurigae (phi Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.07
Giant

-0.38
K3III
3950K

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

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

Star System Properties

φ Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the φ Aurigae double sysyem:

5.07
8.27
3.2
206.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Aurigae is distant 400.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

122.85
400.49
31 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Aurigae
(phi Aurigae)
SAO58051
SAO58051

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 55.5°
Max altitude: 73.0°
Azimuth: 304.5°