Castor (Star)
![Castor Image of Castor](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115944_5fd66c475342.png)
From Cambridge , Castor is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:18 (EDT) – 3 hours and 31 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:59.
Name
Castor
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 07h34m35s [5] |
Declination: | +31°53'18" [5] |
Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.58 (V) [2] 2.92 (G) [5] 3.21 (BP) [5] 2.80 (RP) [5] |
Distance: | 15.6 parsec 50.8 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
Proper motion (speed): | 240.3 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 232.8° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.61 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.