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Longitude:
-83.0061

Double Star 14242+0549 Observation Details

14242+0549

14242+0549 Daily Motion

14242+0549 will rise before twilight begins, at 17:45, and will reach 45° elevation by the time twilight commences at 21:54. It will reach its transit at 56° by 00:03 and gradually fade away as the night ends at 05:02, maintaining an elevation of around 15°.
14242+0549 will be visible until August, 28, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.

14242+0549 Visibility Timetable on May 20

14242+0549 Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
14242+0549 rise17:45
Sunset20:4233°
Civil sunset21:1539°
Astrosession begin22:3751°
14242+0549 transit00:0356°
Moon Rise, 52.6% illuminated02:2943°
Astrosession end04:1924°
Civil sunrise05:418°
Sunrise06:132°
14242+0549 set06:22
Moon Set13:16-41°

Track 14242+0549 Position Throughout the Night

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14242+0549 Star System Description

14242+0549 is Triple Star System located in constellation Virgo at coordinates RA: 14h 24m 11s", Dec: 05° 49' 12s.
The primary component has a magnitude of 5.11, while the secondary component has a magnitude of 7.32. They are separated by 2.7 arcminutes at a position angle of 273 degrees. The brightness difference between the two components is 2.21 magnitudes, with the primary component being approximately 7.7 times brighter than the secondary.
Below is a table with star system details from the Washington Double Star (WDS) Catalog. This catalog is a comprehensive source of information on double and multiple star systems, providing key data on the positions, magnitudes, and separations of stellar components.

Technical Details of Star System 14242+0549

Property Value
Star System Identifier 14242+0549
System Type Triple Star System
Primary Star Vir-14242 0549
Right Ascension (RA) 14.40314 (14h 24m 11s")
Declination (Dec) 5.82011 (05° 49' 12s)
Magnitude (Primary) 5.11
Magnitude (Secondary) 7.32
Spectral Type (Primary/Secondary) A3V
Separation (Arcseconds) 161.5
Position Angle 273°
Discovery Year 1912
Last Observed 2020
Primary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) -078+006
Secondary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) -050+018
Number of Observations 8

14242+0549 Components

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position Angle
AB7.32161.5273
AC10.23.4244

The data presented in this table is sourced from the Washington Double Star (WDS) Catalog, a comprehensive repository of double and multiple star system information maintained by the U.S. Naval Observatory. We thank the WDS team for their continued efforts in providing accurate and detailed astronomical data.

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Object name14242+0549
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14242+0549 coordinates14.40314, 5.82011
Center coordinates14.40314, 5.82011

14242+0549 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 14242+0549

Time07:32
Latitude39.9625
Longitude-83.0061
14242+0549 elevation-12°
14242+0549 Azimuth71°
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Annual motion of 14242+0549

Time
DateTue, 20 May 2025
Twighlight start22:33
Twighlight end04:14
Twighlight duration6h 41m
Rise17:45
Set06:22
Elevation at transit56°
Transit time00:03
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 14h 24m 11s", Dec: 05° 49' 12s
Magnitude5
ConstellationVirgo
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of a 14242+0549, providing a comprehensive overview of its daily appearances and transit times throughout the year.
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the 14242+0549 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.