Pherkad (Star)

From Fairfield , Pherkad is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:41, 59° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:16 (EDT), 32° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 56° above your northern horizon.
Name
Pherkad
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 15h20m43s [3] |
Declination: | +71°50'02" [3] |
Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.03 (V) [3] 3.10 (BT) [2] 3.03 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 149.3 parsec 486.6 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.06 |
Proper motion (speed): | 25.2 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 315.3° |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.84 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.