40-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 40-Aur will become visible at around 21:00 (EDT), 35° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:17.
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Name
40-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h06m35s [4] |
| Declination: | +38°28'56" [4] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 5.35 (V) [2] 5.64 (BT) [2] 5.38 (VT) [2] 5.30 (G) [4] 5.42 (BP) [4] 5.09 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 109.8 parsec 357.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 54.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 170.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.15 |
Sources