How to see it
51 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 5.25: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 51 Aur: right ascension 6h 38m 40s, declination +39° 23′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
51 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31771, HD 47070, Gaia DR3 945133155787194880. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 945133155787194880
- HIP
- 31771
- HD
- 47070
- gaia_dr3
- 945133155787194880
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 51 Aur
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 945133155787194880
- HD 47070
- HIP 31771
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.25