Mizar (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Mizar is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 17° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 18:00 when it dips 14° above your north-western horizon. At 00:25, it will return to an altitude of 14° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 54° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:50.
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Name
Mizar
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h23m55s [6] |
| Declination: | +54°55'30" [6] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.22 (V) [3] 2.29 (BT) [2] 2.23 (VT) [2] 2.28 (G) [6] 2.97 (BP) [6] 2.43 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 24.9 parsec 81.1 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 124.6 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 100.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.24 |
Sources