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ψ5 Aurigae (psi5 Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.89°   Az: 39.22°   Direction: North-East

ψ5 Aurigae is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Auriga.

ψ5 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, ψ5 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 ψ5 Aurigae (psi5 Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of ψ5 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ5 Aurigae during the next 1000 years (-0.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 48m 33s
+43° 32’ 54”
15h 46m 21s
22h 34m 55s

J2000

06h 46m 44s
+43° 34’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

172.36°
17.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ5 Aurigae (psi5 Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.25
Hypergiant

4.16
G0V
6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ5 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ψ5 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ψ5 Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ψ5 Aurigae double sysyem:

5.25
8.65
3.4
36.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ5 Aurigae is distant 53.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

16.51
53.83
-24 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
0.165"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ5 Aurigae
(psi5 Aurigae)
SAO41330
SAO41330

Visibility from Your Location

ψ5 Aurigae (psi5 Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 15:02 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)