OX-Aur (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , OX-Aur will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 38° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:48.

Name OX-Aur
Object type Star
Other names
OX Aur
59-Aur
59 Aurigae
HR 2539[1]
HD 50018
HIP 33041[3]
TYC 2942-2005-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 944319036146041984[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h53m01s [4]
Declination:+38°52'09" [4]
Constellation:Auriga
Magnitude:
Variable
6.11 (V) [2]
6.55 (BT) [2]
6.14 (VT) [2]
6.02 (G) [4]
6.21 (BP) [4]
5.68 (RP) [4]
Distance:147.7 parsec
481.5 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.34
Proper motion (speed):7.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):329.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.26

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