Castor (Star)

From Fairfield , Castor is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:39 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 19° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:41, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 06:28, when it sinks below 12° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Castor
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Object Type
Star
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Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.58 (V) [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
Right ascension: | 07h34m36s [1] |
Declination: | +31°53'19" [1] |
Distance: | 15.6 parsec 50.8 lightyrs [2] |
Proper motion (speed): | 240.3 mas/yr [2] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 232.8° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.61 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.