[14] The star is drifting further away with a high radial velocity of +66.5 km/s,[1] having come to within 24.4 ly (7.5 pc) some 117,300 years ago.

[9] It is a possible member of the Epsilon Indi Moving Group of stars that share a common motion through space.

[22] Consequently, the Chinese name for λ Aurigae itself is 咸池三 (Xián Chí sān, English: the Third Star of Pool of Harmony.

The closest large neighboring star to Lambda Aurigae is Capella, located 4.5 light-years (1.4 parsecs) away.

[24] Hypothetically viewed from Lambda Aurigae, Capella's quadruple star system would have an apparent magnitude of approximately -5.48,[25] about 40 times brighter than Sirius can be seen at maximum brightness from Earth.