Marfik (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Marfik is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:21, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:00, when it sinks below 17° above your western horizon.
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Name
Marfik
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h30m54s [3] |
| Declination: | +01°59'02" [3] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 3.90 (V) [3] 3.96 (BT) [2] 3.90 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 53.1 parsec 173.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 79.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 202.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.28 |
Sources