λ-Equ (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , λ-Equ is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:16 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:07.

Name λ-Equ
Object type Star
Other names
λ-Equ
Lambda Equulei
2-Equ
2 Equulei
HD 200256
HIP 103813[2]
TYC 538-2807-1[1]
Position
Right ascension:21h02m12s [1]
Declination:+07°10'47" [1]
Constellation:Equuleus
Magnitude:7.36 (V) [1]
7.96 (BT) [1]
7.41 (VT) [1]
Distance:81.0 parsec
264.0 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.47
Proper motion (speed):16.9 mas/yr[2]
Proper motion (pos ang):208.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.81

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