Star profile

19 Aurigae

Highly luminous star

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is 19 Aurigae

19 Aurigae is a luminous A-type giant lying over two thousand light-years away, in one of the more densely populated corners of Auriga. Its light, emitted when the Roman Empire had not yet fallen, has been threading its way ever since through the dust of the Perseus Arm. To remain visible at magnitude 5 from such a distance, it must radiate with an intensity thousands of times that of the Sun.

Where it is and when to see it

19 Aurigae lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 72° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 83° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 22° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 56° S.

It ranks no. 30 in brightness among the 76 stars of Auriga in our catalogue. To find it, start from Capella, the brightest: it lies about 12° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 2,100 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 19 Aurigae

Constellation: Auriga
Apparent magnitude: 5.05
Distance: 2077.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 80.004° · Dec 33.958°
Catalogue: HIP 24879 · HD 34578

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Other stars in Auriga

Auriga has 76 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 76 stars in Auriga