ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae)
ψ8 Aurigae is a star in the constellation of Auriga.
ψ8 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its reltive faintness, ψ8 Aurigae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about ψ8 Aurigae:
ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 65.1°
Azimuth: 109.3°
Direction: East-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ψ8 Aurigae
ψ8 Aurigae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ψ8 Aurigae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of ψ8 Aurigae in the sky:

Visibility of ψ8 Aurigae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of ψ8 Aurigae
The image below is a photograph of ψ8 Aurigae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ψ8 Aurigae is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of ψ8 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement
ψ8 Aurigae is distant 825.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of ψ8 Aurigae
ψ8 Aurigae belongs to spectral class B9 ψ8 Aurigae is also a Si chemically peculiar star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ8 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
