π-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , π-Aur is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:26, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:34, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:40, 46° above your north-western horizon.
Name
π-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 05h59m56s [4] |
Declination: | +45°56'12" [4] |
Constellation: | Auriga |
Magnitude: Variable | 4.34 (V) [2] 6.48 (BT) [2] 4.52 (VT) [2] 3.09 (G) [4] 4.57 (BP) [4] 2.27 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 221.5 parsec 722.0 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.67 |
Proper motion (speed): | 8.6 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 205.7° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -2.39 |
Sources