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ξ Aurigae (xi Aurigae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 55.04°   Az: 301.22°   Direction: West-North-West

ξ Aurigae is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Auriga.

ξ Aurigae visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, ξ Aurigae 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 ξ Aurigae (xi Aurigae) star
DSS2 image of ξ Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Aurigae during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 56m 58s
+55° 42’ 34”
04h 01m 45s
09h 58m 43s

J2000

05h 54m 50s
+55° 42’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

157.33°
14.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ξ Aurigae (xi Aurigae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.99
Main-sequence

0.65
A2V
9542K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Aurigae is distant 240.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

73.86
240.77
-12 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/y
0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

ξ Aurigae
(xi Aurigae)
SAO25450
SAO25450

Visibility from Your Location

ξ Aurigae (xi Aurigae) is circumpolar and transits at 14:34 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)