Copernicus (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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Name
Copernicus
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 5.95 (V)[1] 7.04 (BT)[1] 6.04 (VT)[1] 5.71 (G)[2] 6.17 (BP)[2] 5.16 (RP)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 08h52m35s [2] |
| Declination: | +28°19'47" [2] |
| Distance: | 12.6 parsec 41.0 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 539.1 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 244.3° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 5.45 |