Meissa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Meissa is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 1° above the horizon at dusk.
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Name
Meissa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h35m08s [2] |
| Declination: | +09°56'02" [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.53 (V) [2] 3.31 (BT) [2] 3.51 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 336.7 parsec 1097.6 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.0 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 186.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.11 |
Sources