6-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 , 6-Aur will become visible at around 21:02 (EDT), 24° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:18.

Name 6-Aur
Object type Star
Other names
6-Aur
6 Aurigae
HR 1602[1]
HD 31780
HIP 23268[3]
TYC 2899-2009-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 200697572570810880[4]
Position
Right ascension:05h00m23s [4]
Declination:+39°39'16" [4]
Constellation:Auriga
Magnitude:6.47 (V) [2]
8.70 (BT) [2]
6.66 (VT) [2]
5.74 (G) [4]
6.73 (BP) [4]
4.76 (RP) [4]
Distance:361.1 parsec
1177.2 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.74
Proper motion (speed):2.9 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):163.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.32

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