| Identity |
| Name: | Menkalinan, beta Aurigae |
| Hipparcos catalog ID: | 28360 |
| Other star catalog entries: | HD 40183
SAO 40750
BD B+44 1328
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| Appearance |
| Visual magnitude: | 1.9 (source: ground based) |
| Spectral type: | A2V |
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| Position and motion (Epoch J1991.25) in J2000 reference frame |
| Right ascension | 5h 59m 31.76945s (+/-0.00002s) |
| Declination | 44° 56' 50.7656" (+/-0.0001") |
| Parallax: | 40.21 (+/-0.23) mas |
| Derived distance: | 81.1 light-years |
| Proper motion in R.A.: | -56.44 (+/-0.25) mas/year |
| Proper motion in declination: | -0.95 (+/-0.11) mas/year |
| Constellation: | Auriga | |