Kochab (Star)

From Ashburn , Kochab is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight around 06:36, 54° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 18:04 (EST), 23° above your northern horizon.
Name
Kochab
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Object Type
Star
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Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.06 (V) [2] 4.01 (BT) [1] 2.24 (VT) [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.48 |
Right ascension: | 14h50m42s [2] |
Declination: | +74°09'19" [2] |
Distance: | 40.1 parsec 130.9 lightyrs [3] |
Proper motion (speed): | 34.6 mas/yr [3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 289.3° |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.96 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.