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Your location: Santa Clara, United States
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Latitude:
37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

21446+2539 Position and Visibility Tonight

21446+2539

Where is 21446+2539 right now?

21446+2539 is located in the constellation Pegasus. Although 21446+2539 is currently 11° above the horizon, it is not visible because it is daytime.
Twilight begins at 18:57 local time. At that moment, 21446+2539 will be 37° above the horizon toward the east.

21446+2539 visibility on 2026-08-18

21446+2539 Visible from sunset until sunrise

21446+2539 rise and set timetable

TimeElevation
Moonrise, 21% illuminated 09:49-24°
21446+2539 rise15:40
Sunset17:5525°
Civil sunset18:2430°
Twilight start18:5737°
Astronomical observing session begins19:3244°
Moonset20:2654°
21446+2539 transit23:0578°
Astronomical observing session ends02:5141°
Twilight end03:2634°
Civil sunrise03:5928°
Sunrise04:2822°
21446+2539 set06:30

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Star system description: 21446+2539

System 21446+2539 — triple star system, is located in the constellation Pegasus, at coordinates RA: 21h 44m 38s", Dec: 25° 38' 42s.
The primary and secondary magnitudes are 4.94 and 5.04. Their separation is 0.3 arcseconds, at position angle 138°. The magnitude difference is 0.1 magnitudes; the primary is approximately 1.1 times brighter.
The following technical data come from the Washington Double Star Catalog.

Technical details: 21446+2539

Property Value
System identifier 21446+2539
System type triple star system
Primary star kap Peg
Right ascension (RA) 21.74408 (21h 44m 38s")
Declination (Dec) 25.645 (25° 38' 42s)
Primary magnitude 4.94
Secondary magnitude 5.04
Spectral type (primary/secondary) F5V
Separation (arcseconds) 0.3
Position angle 138°
Discovery year 1880
Last observed 2019
Primary proper motion (RA, Dec) +048+014
Secondary proper motion (RA, Dec)
Number of observations 450

Components of 21446+2539

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position angle
AB5.040.3138
AB,C10.89.5307

Data source: Washington Double Star (WDS) Catalog. Maintained by the U.S. Naval Observatory; thanks to the WDS team.

Finder Chart for kap Peg

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Object namekap Peg
Field of view
Limiting magnitude
kap Peg coordinates21.74408, 25.645
Center coordinates21.74408, 25.645

21446+2539 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 21446+2539

Time05:33
Latitude37.3541
Longitude-121.955
Elevation11°
Azimuth294°
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Annual motion of 21446+2539


21446+2539 will remain visible until January 25, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Time
DateTue, 18 August 2026
Twilight start19:28
Twilight end02:44
Twilight duration7h 17m
Rise15:40
Set06:30
Elevation at transit78°
Transit time23:05
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 21h 44m 38s", Dec: 25° 38' 42s
Magnitude5
ConstellationPegasus
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of 21446+2539, including its daily appearances and transit times. The vertical axis shows the hours of the day and the horizontal axis spans the year. The reddish area marks when the object is above the horizon, while the white line marks its daily transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a table with exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.

Astrometric and Physical Parameters of 21446+2539

Coordinates and Visibility

Right Ascension21.74408°
Declination25.645°
Magnitude4.94
ConstellationPegasus
Elevation10.7°
Azimuth294.2°