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Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 58.50°   Az: 268.30°   Direction: West

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

05h 04m 14s
+41° 06’ 36”
02h 55m 29s
07h 59m 44s

J2000

05h 02m 28s
+41° 04’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

165.02°
-0.43°

Finder Chart

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

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.75
Bright giant

-3.16
K4II
4270K

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

HR 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.

241.55
787.44
13 km/s
0.009 arcsec/y
-0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Saclateni
ζ Aurigae
(zeta Aurigae)
SAO39966
SAO39966

Visibility from Your Location

Saclateni - ζ Aurigae (zeta Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 19:16 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)