Merga (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Merga is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:47, 77° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 75° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Merga
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h49m18s [4] |
| Declination: | +46°06'57" [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 5.77 (V) [2] 6.31 (BT) [2] 5.81 (VT) [2] 5.65 (G) [4] 5.88 (BP) [4] 5.25 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 48.0 parsec 156.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.43 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 78.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 184.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.36 |
Sources