Mizar (Star)

From South El Monte , Mizar is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 19:16 (PDT), 27° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 5 minutes after the Sun at 00:35 (PDT). In the morning, it will rise at 01:58 – 4 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 17° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:00.
Name
Mizar
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 13h23m55s [6] |
Declination: | +54°55'30" [6] |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.22 (V) [3] 2.29 (BT) [2] 2.23 (VT) [2] 2.28 (G) [6] 2.97 (BP) [6] 2.43 (RP) [6] |
Distance: | 24.9 parsec 81.1 lightyrs [6] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.05 |
Proper motion (speed): | 124.6 mas/yr[6] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 100.5° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.24 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.