Chara (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Newark , Chara is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:02 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 58° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.
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Name
Chara
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h33m43s [4] |
| Declination: | +41°21'31" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.25 (V) [2] 4.96 (BT) [2] 4.31 (VT) [2] 4.09 (G) [4] 4.40 (BP) [4] 3.60 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 8.5 parsec 27.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.55 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 762.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 292.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.61 |
Sources