R-CrB (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , R-CrB will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 60° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:50.
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Name
R-CrB
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h48m34s [4] |
| Declination: | +28°09'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.90 (V) [2] 6.61 (BT) [2] 5.96 (VT) [2] 8.84 (G) [4] 9.95 (BP) [4] 8.27 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 696.1 parsec 2269.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.56 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 12.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 193.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.31 |
Sources