Mirfak (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Mirfak is visible all night. It will become visible around 17:40 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 32° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 79° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:16, 20° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Mirfak
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.81 (V) [2] 2.42 (BT) [1] 1.87 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |
| Right ascension: | 03h24m19s [2] |
| Declination: | +49°51'40" [2] |
| Distance: | 155.3 parsec 506.2 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 35.4 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 137.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.15 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.