χ-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , χ-Aur is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:10 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 42° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:36.
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Name
χ-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h32m43s [4] |
| Declination: | +32°11'31" [4] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 4.74 (V) [2] 5.05 (BT) [2] 4.76 (VT) [2] 4.59 (G) [4] 4.79 (BP) [4] 4.25 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.6 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.24 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 194.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.47 |
Sources