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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 75° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 86° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 19° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 53° S.

It ranks no. 32 in brightness among the 76 stars of Auriga in our catalogue. To find it, start from Capella, the brightest: it lies about 25° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 240 years ago.

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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