16-Aur (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , 16-Aur is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:55, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:08, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 37° above your western horizon.

Name 16-Aur
Object type Star
Other names
16-Aur
16 Aurigae
HR 1726[1]
HD 34334
NSV 1909
HIP 24727[3]
TYC 2394-2027-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h18m10s [2]
Declination:+33°22'17" [2]
Constellation:Auriga
Magnitude:
Variable
4.56 (V) [2]
6.18 (BT) [2]
4.69 (VT) [2]
Distance:71.2 parsec
232.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.26
Proper motion (speed):163.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):168.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.29

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