Orange bright giant · Auriga

Hassaleh

Also known as: ι Aurigae (ι Aur), HIP 23015

mag 2.7490 light-years

About

Hassaleh (ι Aurigae) is an orange bright giant of magnitude 2.7 in Auriga, about 490 light-years away.

Hassaleh is in the constellation Auriga.
Best evenings: around mid-January it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 47° S.

When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.

EyesEasy, even from town.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Hassaleh
Designation	ι Aurigae (ι Aur)
Hipparcos number	HIP 23015
Type	Orange bright giant
Spectral type	K3IIvar
Colour	OrangeB−V colour index 1.49
Magnitude	2.7The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	490 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1530.
Proper motion	0.019″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension (J2000)	04h 56m 59.6s
Declination (J2000)	+33° 09′ 58″