How to see it
49 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 5.23: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 49 Aur: right ascension 6h 35m 12s, declination +28° 1′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
49 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31434, HD 46553, Gaia DR3 3434056739495941376. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3434056739495941376
- HIP
- 31434
- HD
- 46553
- gaia_dr3
- 3434056739495941376
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 49 Aur
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.23