Diphda (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Diphda is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:51 (PDT) – 2 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 19° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:44.
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Name
Diphda
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h43m35s [3] |
| Declination: | −17°59'12" [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 2.05 (V) [3] 3.36 (BT) [2] 2.16 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 29.5 parsec 96.3 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 234.7 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 82.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.30 |
Sources