Star profile

65 Aurigae

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 65 Aurigae

65 Aurigae is an orange type-K giant about 236 light-years away, in the Charioteer, that quadrangular figure holding the goat Capella on his shoulder. Its surface, cooler than the Sun s, radiates a gentle copper light. When this light set out, the first Viennese waltzes were still being heard across Europe.

Where it is and when to see it

65 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 January: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for 65 Aurigae

Constellation: Auriga
Apparent magnitude: 5.12
Distance: 236.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 110.511° · Dec 36.761°
Catalogue: HIP 35710 · HD 57264

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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