ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:42 | Tran: 16:25 | Set: 4:11

Alt: 34.05° Az: 290.90° Direction: West-North-West

ψ8 Aurigae is a star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Auriga.

ψ8 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, ψ8 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 ψ8 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ8 Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 55m 41s

Declination +38° 28’ 17”

Hour Angle 05h 25m 28s

Sidereal Time 12h 21m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 57s

Declination +38° 30’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 177.82°

Galactic Latitude 16.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class

ψ8 Aurigae is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.54

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ8 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ψ8 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 253.16

Distance (light year) 825.32

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ8 Aurigae
(psi8 Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 61 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50204

SAO Catalogue SAO59589

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33133

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 1638

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.5° RISE 4:42

Max altitude: 77.0° TRANSIT 16:25

Azimuth: 308.5° SET 4:11

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga