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40 Aur

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40 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 5.30: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 40 Aur: right ascension 6h 6m 35s, declination +38° 28′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

40 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28946, HD 41357, Gaia DR3 3457292409488611200. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 28946
Right ascension
6h 06m 35s
Declination
+38° 28′ 57″
Magnitude
5.30
Distance
≈ 358 ly
Data: gaia-dr3