κ-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , κ-Aur is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:09, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:55, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:02, 74° above your western horizon.
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Name
κ-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h15m22s [4] |
| Declination: | +29°29'48" [4] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.33 (V) [2] 5.61 (BT) [2] 4.43 (VT) [2] 4.03 (G) [4] 4.56 (BP) [4] 3.35 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 54.7 parsec 178.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 271.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 195.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.64 |
Sources