Mizar (Star)
![Mizar Image of Mizar](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115937_6e42355b8aaa.png)
From Cambridge , Mizar will become visible at around 20:42 (EDT), 47° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 01:30 when it dips 14° above your north-western horizon.
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 Cambridge local time.