Mekbuda (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Mekbuda is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:25, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 06:01, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:06, 69° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Mekbuda
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.96 (V) [1] 5.10 (BT) [1] 4.05 (VT) [1] 4.07 (G) [2] 4.09 (BP) [2] 3.07 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
| Right ascension: | 07h04m06s [2] |
| Declination: | +20°34'13" [2] |
| Distance: | 444.5 parsec 1449.1 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 6.6 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 254.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.28 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.