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ψ2 Aurigae (psi2 Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 55.61°   Az: 85.19°   Direction: East

ψ2 Aurigae is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Auriga.

ψ2 Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.79. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ2 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 ψ2 Aurigae (psi2 Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of ψ2 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ2 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 41m 07s
+42° 27’ 52”
20h 41m 06s
03h 22m 13s

J2000

06h 39m 19s
+42° 29’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

172.89°
15.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ2 Aurigae (psi2 Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.79
Giant

-0.82
K3III
4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ2 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ψ2 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ψ2 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 ψ2 Aurigae double sysyem:

4.79
10.29
5.5
52.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ2 Aurigae is distant 432.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

132.63
432.36
17 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
-0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ2 Aurigae
(psi2 Aurigae)
SAO41239
SAO41239

Visibility from Your Location

ψ2 Aurigae (psi2 Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 20:56 UTC (altitude: 81.0°)