Castor (Star)
From Ashburn , Castor is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:03 (EDT), 77° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:52, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:29, when it sinks below 12° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Castor
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 07h34m35s [5] |
Declination: | +31°53'18" [5] |
Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.58 (V) [2] 2.92 (G) [5] 3.21 (BP) [5] 2.80 (RP) [5] |
Distance: | 15.6 parsec 50.8 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
Proper motion (speed): | 240.3 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 232.8° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.61 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.