Hoggar (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Hoggar is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 15° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
Hoggar
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h31m25s [3] |
| Declination: | +04°34'30" [3] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 8.45 (V) [1] 9.70 (BT) [1] 8.55 (VT) [1] 8.07 (G) [3] 8.62 (BP) [3] 7.35 (RP) [3] |
| Distance: | 186.3 parsec 607.3 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 172.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.02 |
Sources