Mebsuta (Star)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Mebsuta will become visible at around 20:29 (EDT), 70° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:55.

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Name Mebsuta
Object type Star
Other names
Mebsuta
ε-Gem
Epsilon Geminorum
27-Gem
27 Geminorum
HR 2473[1]
HD 48329
NSV 3183
HIP 32246[3]
TYC 1897-1639-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 3384529341302871296[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h43m55s [4]
Declination:+25°07'51" [4]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:
Variable
2.99 (V) [2]
4.83 (BT) [2]
3.14 (VT) [2]
2.65 (G) [4]
3.64 (BP) [4]
2.23 (RP) [4]
Distance:266.8 parsec
869.9 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.44
Proper motion (speed):12.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):202.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.15
Visibility from Ashburn

All times shown in Ashburn local time.

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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