Menkar (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , Menkar is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:00 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 49° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:00.

Name Menkar
Object type Star
Other names
Menkar
α-Cet
Alpha Ceti
92-Cet
92 Ceti
HR 911[1]
HD 18884
HIP 14135[3]
TYC 58-1618-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:03h02m16s [2]
Declination:+04°05'23" [2]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:
Variable
2.54 (V) [2]
4.69 (BT) [2]
2.72 (VT) [2]
Distance:76.4 parsec
249.0 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.68
Proper motion (speed):77.6 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):187.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.88

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