Seginus (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Seginus is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 16° above the horizon. It is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:53 (PST), 16° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 51 minutes after the Sun at 19:48 (PST). In the morning, it will rise at 03:21 – 2 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 16° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.
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Name
Seginus
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h32m04s [3] |
| Declination: | +38°18'28" [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.04 (V) [3] 3.29 (BT) [2] 3.06 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 26.6 parsec 86.7 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.21 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 190.4 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 322.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.91 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.