ε-Aur (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , ε-Aur is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:19 (PDT) – 3 hours and 23 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 18° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:37.
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Name
ε-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h01m58s [6] |
| Declination: | +43°49'23" [6] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.03 (V) [3] 3.67 (BT) [2] 3.09 (VT) [2] 2.85 (G) [6] 3.42 (BP) [6] 2.46 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.53 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.2 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 163.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.00 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.