Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae)

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 3.59° Az: 11.79° Direction: North-North-East

Saclateni, also designated as ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae), is a variable bright giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Auriga.

Saclateni visual magnitude is 3.75. Because of its moderate brightness, Saclateni is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 04m 15s

Declination +41° 06’ 37”

Hour Angle 13h 02m 47s

Sidereal Time 18h 07m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 02m 28s

Declination +41° 04’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 165.02°

Galactic Latitude -0.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.75

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.16

Spectral Type K4II

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 787.44

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 12:23 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Auriga