Mirfak (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Mirfak will become visible at around 20:41 (EDT), 19° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:40 when it dips 13° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Mirfak
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h24m19s [3] |
| Declination: | +49°51'40" [3] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.81 (V) [3] 2.42 (BT) [2] 1.87 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 155.3 parsec 506.2 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 35.4 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 137.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.15 |
Sources