η-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , η-Aur will become visible at around 20:49 (EDT), 32° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:05.
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Name
η-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h06m30s [6] |
| Declination: | +41°14'03" [6] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.17 (V) [3] 2.97 (BT) [2] 3.14 (VT) [2] 3.17 (G) [6] 3.20 (BP) [6] 3.28 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 71.3 parsec 232.5 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 74.5 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 156.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.10 |
Sources