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39.9625
Longitude:
-83.0061

Double Star 19255+1948 Observation Details

19255+1948

19255+1948 Daily Motion

19255+1948 will rise before twilight begins, at 17:31, and will reach 50° elevation by the time twilight commences at 22:01. It will reach its transit at 70° by 00:40 and gradually fade away as the night ends at 05:16, maintaining an elevation of around 28°.
19255+1948 will be visible until December, 24, 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.

19255+1948 Visibility Timetable on July 26

19255+1948 Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Moon Rise, 0.6% illuminated07:039°
19255+1948 rise17:31
Sunset20:5037°
Civil sunset21:2243°
Moon Set21:4748°
Astrosession begin22:4358°
19255+1948 transit00:4070°
Astrosession end04:3337°
Civil sunrise05:5421°
Sunrise06:2615°
19255+1948 set07:50

Track 19255+1948 Position Throughout the Night

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19255+1948 Star System Description

19255+1948 is Triple Star System located in constellation Vulpecula at coordinates RA: 19h 25m 28s", Dec: 19° 47' 54s.
The primary component has a magnitude of 5.16, while the secondary component has a magnitude of 10.0. They are separated by 27.5 arcseconds at a position angle of 111 degrees. The brightness difference between the two components is 4.84 magnitudes, with the primary component being approximately 86.3 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 19255+1948

Property Value
Star System Identifier 19255+1948
System Type Triple Star System
Primary Star 4 Vul
Right Ascension (RA) 19.42458 (19h 25m 28s")
Declination (Dec) 19.79853 (19° 47' 54s)
Magnitude (Primary) 5.16
Magnitude (Secondary) 10.0
Spectral Type (Primary/Secondary) G9III
Separation (Arcseconds) 27.5
Position Angle 111°
Discovery Year 1831
Last Observed 2016
Primary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) +093-078
Secondary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec)
Number of Observations 16

19255+1948 Components

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position Angle
AB10.027.5111
AC11.754.0199

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 4 Vul

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Object name19255+1948
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Limiting magnitude
19255+1948 coordinates19.42458, 19.79853
Center coordinates19.42458, 19.79853

19255+1948 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 19255+1948

Time13:12
Latitude39.9625
Longitude-83.0061
19255+1948 elevation-30°
19255+1948 Azimuth-8°
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Annual motion of 19255+1948

Time
DateSat, 26 July 2025
Twighlight start22:39
Twighlight end04:28
Twighlight duration6h 49m
Rise17:27
Set07:46
Elevation at transit70°
Transit time00:37
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 19h 25m 28s", Dec: 19° 47' 54s
Magnitude5
ConstellationVulpecula
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of a 19255+1948, 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 19255+1948 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.