Alkaid (Star)
![Alkaid Image of Alkaid](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115941_f3ed281577ad.png)
From Cambridge , Alkaid will become visible at around 21:16 (EDT), 63° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 03:05 when it dips 13° above your north-western horizon.
Name
Alkaid
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 13h47m32s [3] |
Declination: | +49°18'47" [3] |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.86 (V) [3] 1.73 (BT) [2] 1.84 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 31.9 parsec 103.9 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.10 |
Proper motion (speed): | 122.1 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 263.0° |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.66 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.