λ-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , λ-Aur is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:12 (PDT) – 3 hours and 37 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 21° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:39.
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Name
λ-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h19m09s [6] |
| Declination: | +40°05'45" [6] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 4.69 (V) [3] 5.45 (BT) [2] 4.76 (VT) [2] 4.53 (G) [6] 4.85 (BP) [6] 4.06 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 12.6 parsec 41.0 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.63 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 844.1 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 141.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.19 |
Sources