Nekkar (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Nekkar will become visible at around 19:03 (PDT), 25° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 50 minutes after the Sun at 21:53.
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Name
Nekkar
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h01m56s [4] |
| Declination: | +40°23'25" [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.48 (V) [2] 4.67 (BT) [2] 3.58 (VT) [2] 3.24 (G) [4] 3.84 (BP) [4] 2.65 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 72.1 parsec 234.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 50.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 233.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.81 |
Sources