Pleione (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Pleione is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:25 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 57° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:49.
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Name
Pleione
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h49m11s [4] |
| Declination: | +24°08'11" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.04 (V) [2] 4.94 (BT) [2] 5.03 (VT) [2] 5.20 (G) [4] 5.19 (BP) [4] 5.22 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 138.1 parsec 450.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.08 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 51.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 157.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.66 |
Sources