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 (click to change), Mirfak is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 19:31 (EDT) – 10 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 71° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.
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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: | 138.9 parsec 452.8 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 36.9 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 131.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.90 |