ψ7 Aurigae (psi7 Aurigae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:37 | Tran: 13:08 | Set: 18:34

Alt: -19.89° Az: 48.62° Direction: South-South-West

ψ7 Aurigae is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Auriga.

ψ7 Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its faintness, ψ7 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.

DSS2 image of ψ7 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ7 Aurigae during the next 1000 years (-0.40 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 52m 33s

Declination +41° 44’ 58”

Hour Angle 16h 44m 11s

Sidereal Time 23h 36m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 50m 45s

Declination +41° 46’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 174.39°

Galactic Latitude 17.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ7 Aurigae (psi7 Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.22

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ7 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ψ7 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ψ7 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 ψ7 Aurigae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.02

Secondary star magnitude 10.02

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 40.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ7 Aurigae is distant 364.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 61 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.73

Distance (light year) 364.25

Radial Speed 61 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.136"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ7 Aurigae
(psi7 Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 58 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49520

SAO Catalogue SAO41380

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32844

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1536

FK5 Catalogue 2527

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ψ7 Aurigae (psi7 Aurigae) rise, transit and set times from Suwangi Utara, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Makassar):

Azimuth: 48.3° RISE 7:37

Max altitude: 39.6° TRANSIT 13:08

Azimuth: 311.7° SET 18:34

Name:	Suwangi Utara, Indonesia
Latitude:	8° 41' 35.9" S
Longitude:	116° 26' 38.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Makassar

Set Location

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