Star · A3V
41 Aur
41 Aur is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Auriga, 305.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 29388 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 305.9 light-years (93.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.92 |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| Surface temperature | 9,030 K |
| Luminosity | 43.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.67 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 11m 36.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 42′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.78). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1720. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 41 Aur, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.69, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Telescopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 29357 9.17 light-years
- HIP 28759 11.8 light-years
- HIP 28661 12.7 light-years
- HIP 29080 18.0 light-years
- HIP 29035 18.8 light-years
- HIP 29484 19.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.