Procyon (Star)

From Fairfield , Procyon is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:13 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 37° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:05, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:29, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
Name
Procyon
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Object Type
Star
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Constellation: | Canis Minor |
Magnitude: Variable | 0.40 (V) [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.43 |
Right ascension: | 07h39m18s [1] |
Declination: | +05°13'39" [1] |
Distance: | 3.5 parsec 11.5 lightyrs [2] |
Proper motion (speed): | 1259.2 mas/yr [2] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 214.6° |
Absolute mag (V): | 2.67 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.