Praecipua (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Praecipua will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 52° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:05.
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Name
Praecipua
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h53m18s [2] |
| Declination: | +34°12'53" [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 3.79 (V) [2] 5.14 (BT) [2] 3.90 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 29.1 parsec 94.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 300.3 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 162.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.48 |
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