ρ Aurigae (rho Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:51 | Tran: 10:53 | Set: 19:51

Alt: 36.39° Az: 61.79° Direction: East-North-East

ρ Aurigae is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Auriga.

ρ Aurigae visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, ρ 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 ρ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Aurigae during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 23m 37s

Declination +41° 49’ 38”

Hour Angle 19h 11m 17s

Sidereal Time 00h 34m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 21m 48s

Declination +41° 48’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.56°

Galactic Latitude 2.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.23

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.24

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Aurigae is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.85

Distance (light year) 641.73

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Aurigae
(rho Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 20 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34759

SAO Catalogue SAO40269

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25048

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 1162

FK5 Catalogue 2400

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ρ Aurigae (rho Aurigae) rise, transit and set times from Maropati, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 48.2° RISE 1:51

Max altitude: 86.6° TRANSIT 10:53

Azimuth: 311.8° SET 19:51

Name:	Maropati, Italy
Latitude:	38° 26' 30.5" N
Longitude:	16° 5' 51.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

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ρ Aurigae (rho Aurigae)

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In Evidence

Other stars in Auriga

ρ Aurigae (rho Aurigae)

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

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