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ψ3 Aurigae (psi3 Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 68.41°   Az: 112.12°   Direction: East-South-East

ψ3 Aurigae is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Auriga.

ψ3 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, ψ3 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 ψ3 Aurigae (psi3 Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of ψ3 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ3 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 40m 32s
+39° 52’ 43”
22h 14m 29s
04h 55m 01s

J2000

06h 38m 49s
+39° 54’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

175.32°
14.77°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ψ3 Aurigae (psi3 Aurigae) star
Simplified finder chart for ψ3 Aurigae (psi3 Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.2
Giant

-1.63
B8III
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ3 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ψ3 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ3 Aurigae is distant 758.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

232.56
758.14
9 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ3 Aurigae
(psi3 Aurigae)
SAO59319
SAO59319

Visibility from Your Location

ψ3 Aurigae (psi3 Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 06:57 UTC (altitude: 78.4°)