Menkar (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Menkar is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:46 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 54° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:34.
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Name
Menkar
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Object Type
Star
|
Position
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.54 (V) [1] 4.69 (BT) [1] 2.72 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.68 |
| Right ascension: | 03h02m16s [1] |
| Declination: | +04°05'23" [1] |
| Distance: | 76.4 parsec 249.0 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 77.6 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 187.7° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.88 |