ρ-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ρ-Aur will become visible at around 20:59 (EDT), 30° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:11.
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Name
ρ-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h21m48s [4] |
| Declination: | +41°48'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 5.20 (V) [2] 5.04 (BT) [2] 5.18 (VT) [2] 5.18 (G) [4] 5.11 (BP) [4] 5.30 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 192.2 parsec 626.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 40.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 158.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.22 |
Sources