Kurhah (Star)

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From Cambridge , Kurhah is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 17:42, 67° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 67° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:29, 17° above your northern horizon.

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Name Kurhah
Object type Star
Other names
Kurhah
ξ-Cep
Xi Cephei
17-Cep
17 Cephei
HR 8417[1]
HD 209790
TYC 4271-2619-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 2218144866573662848[5]
Position
Right ascension:22h03m46s [5]
Declination:+64°37'42" [5]
Constellation:Cepheus
Magnitude:6.35 (V) [3]
4.68 (BT) [2]
4.28 (VT) [2]
6.33 (G) [5]
6.59 (BP) [5]
5.91 (RP) [5]
Distance:31.1 parsec
101.3 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):0.52
Proper motion (speed):218.1 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):67.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):3.89
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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