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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.

Image of ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae) star
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

06h 55m 41s
+38° 28’ 17”
05h 25m 28s
12h 21m 10s

J2000

06h 53m 57s
+38° 30’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

177.82°
16.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ8 Aurigae (psi8 Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
ψ8 Aurigae is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

-0.54
B9
10795K

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

HR 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.

253.16
825.32
27 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ8 Aurigae
(psi8 Aurigae)
SAO59589
SAO59589

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°
Max altitude: 77.0°
Azimuth: 308.5°