ν-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ν-Aur is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:41, when it reaches an altitude of 17° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:28, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:30, 44° above your western horizon.
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