σ-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , σ-Aur is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:36, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:02, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:30, 39° above your western horizon.
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Name
σ-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h24m39s [4] |
| Declination: | +37°23'07" [4] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 5.01 (V) [2] 6.88 (BT) [2] 5.16 (VT) [2] 4.52 (G) [4] 5.27 (BP) [4] 3.68 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 157.4 parsec 513.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.46 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 11.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 182.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.98 |
Sources