κ-Aur (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , κ-Aur is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:40, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:44, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 42° above your western horizon.

Name κ-Aur
Object type Star
Other names
κ-Aur
Kappa Aurigae
44-Aur
44 Aurigae
HR 2219[1]
HD 43039
NSV 2877
HIP 29696[3]
TYC 1889-861-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 3436911415277140224[4]
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

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