Arneb (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Arneb is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 5° below the horizon at dusk.
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Name
Arneb
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h32m43s [6] |
| Declination: | -17°49'20" [6] |
| Constellation: | Lepus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.59 (V) [3] 2.88 (BT) [2] 2.62 (VT) [2] 2.55 (G) [6] 3.15 (BP) [6] 2.45 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 594.6 parsec 1938.5 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.24 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.7 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 66.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.28 |
Sources