Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae)

Altitude: 55.6° Azimuth: 271.9° Direction: West

Saclateni, also designated as ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae), is a variable bright giant star in the constellation of Auriga.

Saclateni visual magnitude is 3.75. Because of its moderate brightness, Saclateni should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Saclateni:

Color of Saclateni ⬤

Magnitude of Saclateni 3.75

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 55.6°
Azimuth: 271.9°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Saclateni

Saclateni 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 Saclateni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 02m 28s

Declination J2000 +41° 04’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 165.02°

Galactic Latitude -0.43°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Saclateni in the sky:

Finder chart Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae) star

Simplified finder chart for Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae).

Visibility of Saclateni from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 11:48 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of Saclateni

The image below is a photograph of Saclateni 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 Saclateni is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae) star

DSS2 image of Saclateni. The red arrow shows the motion of Saclateni during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of Saclateni from the Sun and relative movement

Saclateni is distant 787.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 241.55 pc

Distance (light year) 787.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Saclateni

Saclateni belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -3.16

Spectral Type K4II

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature of Saclateni 4270K

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

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

Alternative designations of Saclateni

Proper Name Saclateni

Bayer designation ζ Aurigae
(zeta Aurigae)

Flamsteed designation 8 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32068

SAO Catalogue SAO39966

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23453

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 1142

FK5 Catalogue 1137

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Zet Aur

In Evidence

Other stars in Auriga