γ-CrB (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , γ-CrB is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:11 (EDT), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:33, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:25, 51° above your western horizon.

Name γ-CrB
Object type Star
Other names
γ-CrB
Gamma Coronae Borealis
8-CrB
8 Coronae Borealis
HR 5849[1]
HD 140436
HIP 76952[3]
TYC 2036-1674-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:15h42m44s [2]
Declination:+26°17'44" [2]
Constellation:Corona Borealis
Magnitude:
Variable
3.85 (V) [2]
3.87 (BT) [2]
3.85 (VT) [2]
Distance:44.8 parsec
146.0 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.01
Proper motion (speed):122.1 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):293.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.59

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