Propus (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Propus is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:15, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:04, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 41° above your western horizon.
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Name
Propus
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h14m52s [3] |
| Declination: | +22°30'24" [3] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.30 (V) [3] 5.36 (BT) [2] 3.48 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 117.9 parsec 384.4 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.56 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 63.6 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 259.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.06 |
Sources