O-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 , O-Aur will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 61° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 00:57 when it dips 20° above your north-western horizon.

Name O-Aur
Object type Star
Other names
O-Aur
Omicron Aurigae
27-Aur
27 Aurigae
HR 1971[1]
HD 38104
HIP 27196[3]
TYC 3368-1338-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h45m54s [2]
Declination:+49°49'34" [2]
Constellation:Auriga
Magnitude:5.46 (V) [2]
5.51 (BT) [2]
5.46 (VT) [2]
Distance:126.7 parsec
413.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.04
Proper motion (speed):7.1 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):260.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.05

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