Nihal (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Nihal is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:36, when it reaches an altitude of 15° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:08, 35° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:09, 28° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Nihal
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h28m14s [6] |
| Declination: | −20°45'32" [6] |
| Constellation: | Lepus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.84 (V) [3] 3.87 (BT) [2] 2.92 (VT) [2] 7.82 (G) [6] 7.21 (BP) [6] 6.68 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 49.2 parsec 160.3 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 86.2 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 183.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.62 |
Sources