Porrima (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Porrima is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:32 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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Name
Porrima
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h41m40s [2] |
| Declination: | −01°26'58" [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.74 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 11.7 parsec 38.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 617.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 275.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.40 |
Sources