Kochab (Star)
From Columbus , Kochab is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:59, 55° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:15 (EDT), 43° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:41, 47° above your northern horizon.
Name
Kochab
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 14h50m42s [3] |
Declination: | +74°09'19" [3] |
Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.06 (V) [3] 4.01 (BT) [2] 2.24 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 40.1 parsec 130.9 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.48 |
Proper motion (speed): | 34.6 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 289.3° |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.96 |
All times shown in Columbus local time.