Porrima (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Porrima is visible between 20:31 and 05:34. It will become accessible at around 20:31, when it rises to an altitude of 15° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:03, 47° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:34 when it sinks below 15° above your western horizon.
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Name
Porrima
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h41m40s [2] |
| Declination: | −01°26'58" [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.74 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 11.7 parsec 38.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 617.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 275.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.40 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.