ρ Aurigae (rho Aurigae)
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 55.79°
Az: 86.74°
Direction: South
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ρ Aurigae (rho Aurigae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ρ Aurigae (rho Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 11:20 UTC (altitude: 80.3°)