Menkib (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 Cambridge , Menkib will become visible at around 20:13 (EDT), 44° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:06.

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Name Menkib
Object type Star
Other names
Menkib
ξ-Per
Xi Persei
46-Per
46 Persei
HR 1228[1]
HD 24912
HIP 18614[3]
TYC 2369-2273-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 219375904303684224[4]
Position
Right ascension:03h58m57s [4]
Declination:+35°47'27" [4]
Constellation:Perseus
Magnitude:
Variable
4.03 (V) [2]
4.00 (BT) [2]
4.03 (VT) [2]
3.97 (G) [4]
3.97 (BP) [4]
3.89 (RP) [4]
Distance:408.9 parsec
1333.0 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.02
Proper motion (speed):2.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):16.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.03
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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