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Latitude:
39.9625
Longitude:
-83.0061

Double Star 14509-1603 Observation Details

14509-1603

14509-1603 Daily Motion

14509-1603 will be visible throughout the entire night. It will rise at 18:47, just before twilight begins, and will be at 29° when twilight starts at 22:04. It will reach its transit at 34° at 23:51, and will fade away as twilight ends at 04:54, being at 0° elevation.
14509-1603 will be visible until July, 19, 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.

14509-1603 Visibility Timetable on May 30

14509-1603 Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Moon Rise, 8.2% illuminated08:08-36°
14509-1603 rise18:47
Sunset20:5120°
Civil sunset21:2424°
Astrosession begin22:5032°
14509-1603 transit23:5134°
Moon Set00:1034°
Astrosession end04:088°
14509-1603 set04:54

Track 14509-1603 Position Throughout the Night

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14509-1603 Star System Description

14509-1603 is 8-star Star System located in constellation Libra at coordinates RA: 14h 50m 52s", Dec: -16° 02' 29s.
The primary component has a magnitude of 3.3, while the secondary component has a magnitude of 5.19. They are separated by 3.8 arcminutes at a position angle of 314 degrees. The brightness difference between the two components is 1.89 magnitudes, with the primary component being approximately 5.7 times brighter than the secondary.
The primary star is white in color, and the secondary star is yellow-white.
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 14509-1603

Property Value
Star System Identifier 14509-1603
System Type 8-star Star System
Primary Star alp 2 Lib
Right Ascension (RA) 14.84797 (14h 50m 52s")
Declination (Dec) -16.04161 (-16° 02' 29s)
Magnitude (Primary) 3.3
Magnitude (Secondary) 5.19
Spectral Type (Primary/Secondary) A3IV+F4IV (white/yellow-white)
Separation (Arcseconds) 229.0
Position Angle 314°
Discovery Year 2017
Last Observed 2023
Primary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) -106-068
Secondary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec)
Number of Observations 5

14509-1603 Components

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position Angle
AB5.19229.0314
Aa,Ab3.70.0348
AC12.48277.9291
AD7.31999.9266
AE18.7368.7262
Ba,Bb9.40.4139
BC12.48112.0235

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.

Finder Chart for alp 2 Lib

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Object name14509-1603
Field of view
Limiting magnitude
14509-1603 coordinates14.84797, -16.04161
Center coordinates14.84797, -16.04161

14509-1603 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 14509-1603

Time07:55
Latitude39.9625
Longitude-83.0061
14509-1603 elevation-33°
14509-1603 Azimuth83°
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Annual motion of 14509-1603

Time
DateFri, 30 May 2025
Twighlight start22:46
Twighlight end04:03
Twighlight duration5h 17m
Rise18:47
Set04:54
Elevation at transit34°
Transit time23:51
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 14h 50m 52s", Dec: -16° 02' 29s
Magnitude3
ConstellationLibra
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of a 14509-1603, 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 14509-1603 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.