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ψ1 Aurigae (psi1 Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 38.36°   Az: 303.89°   Direction: North-West

ψ1 Aurigae is a variable supergiant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Auriga.

ψ1 Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ1 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 ψ1 Aurigae (psi1 Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of ψ1 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ1 Aurigae during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 26m 51s
+49° 16’ 19”
05h 44m 24s
12h 11m 15s

J2000

06h 24m 53s
+49° 17’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

165.35°
16.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ1 Aurigae (psi1 Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.91
Supergiant

-5.44
K5I
3201K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ1 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ψ1 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ1 Aurigae is distant 3,835.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

1,176.47
3,835.29
5 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ1 Aurigae
(psi1 Aurigae)
SAO41076
SAO41076

Visibility from Your Location

ψ1 Aurigae (psi1 Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 14:40 UTC (altitude: 87.8°)