ν-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ν-Aur is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:40 (PST), 77° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:35, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:51, when it sinks below 17° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
ν-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h51m29s [2] |
| Declination: | +39°08'54" [2] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 3.97 (V) [2] 5.42 (BT) [2] 4.09 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 70.6 parsec 230.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.13 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 80.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.28 |
Sources