Maia (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Maia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:39 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 39° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:23.
Name
Maia
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 03h45m49s [4] |
Declination: | +24°22'03" [4] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.86 (V) [2] 3.77 (BT) [2] 3.85 (VT) [2] 3.86 (G) [4] 3.84 (BP) [4] 3.85 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 130.4 parsec 425.0 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
Proper motion (speed): | 49.5 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 156.8° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -1.72 |
Sources