Asterope (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Asterope is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:19 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 58° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:49.
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Name
Asterope
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h45m54s [4] |
| Declination: | +24°33'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.75 (V) [2] 5.71 (BT) [2] 5.75 (VT) [2] 5.75 (G) [4] 5.73 (BP) [4] 5.75 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 136.9 parsec 446.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 50.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 156.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.07 |
Sources