Thuban (Star)
![Thuban Image of Thuban](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115923_804e41668af2.png)
From Fairfield , Thuban is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:02 (EDT), 50° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:48, 15° above your northern horizon.
Name
Thuban
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 14h04m23s [3] |
Declination: | +64°22'32" [3] |
Constellation: | Draco |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.65 (V) [3] 3.61 (BT) [2] 3.64 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 92.9 parsec 303.0 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
Proper motion (speed): | 58.9 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 287.0° |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.19 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.