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

21520+5548 Position and Visibility Tonight

21520+5548

Where is 21520+5548 right now?

21520+5548 is located in the constellation Cepheus. Although 21520+5548 is currently 13° above the horizon, it is not visible because it is daytime.
Twilight begins at 18:45 local time. At that moment, 21520+5548 will be 47° above the horizon toward the north-east.

21520+5548 visibility on 2026-08-26

21520+5548 Visible all night

21520+5548 rise and set timetable

TimeElevation
21520+5548 is always above the horizon
Moonrise, 95.2% illuminated 16:4030°
Sunset17:4539°
Civil sunset18:1342°
Twilight start18:4547°
Astronomical observing session begins19:1952°
21520+5548 is always above the horizon
21520+5548 transit22:4172°
Moonset02:5744°
Astronomical observing session ends03:0044°
Twilight end03:3439°
Civil sunrise04:0635°
Sunrise04:3431°

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Star system description: 21520+5548

System 21520+5548 — triple star system, is located in the constellation Cepheus, at coordinates RA: 21h 52m 00s", Dec: 55° 47' 48s.
The primary and secondary magnitudes are 5.64 and 6.42. Their separation is 21.1 arcseconds, at position angle 192°. The magnitude difference is 0.78 magnitudes; the primary is approximately 2.1 times brighter.
The following technical data come from the Washington Double Star Catalog.

Technical details: 21520+5548

Property Value
System identifier 21520+5548
System type triple star system
Primary star Cep-21520 5548
Right ascension (RA) 21.86694 (21h 52m 00s")
Declination (Dec) 55.79675 (55° 47' 48s)
Primary magnitude 5.64
Secondary magnitude 6.42
Spectral type (primary/secondary) B6IV-V
Separation (arcseconds) 21.1
Position angle 192°
Discovery year 1782
Last observed 2018
Primary proper motion (RA, Dec) +019-001
Secondary proper motion (RA, Dec) +013+013
Number of observations 111

Components of 21520+5548

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position angle
AB6.4221.1192
AC13.155.2348

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

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Limiting magnitude
coordinates21.86694, 55.79675
Center coordinates21.86694, 55.79675

21520+5548 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 21520+5548

Time14:05
Latitude37.3541
Longitude-121.955
Elevation13°
Azimuth26°
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Annual motion of 21520+5548


21520+5548 will remain visible until February 11, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Time
DateWed, 26 August 2026
Twilight start19:14
Twilight end02:54
Twilight duration8h 39m
Rise21520+5548 is always up
Set21520+5548 is always up
Elevation at transit72°
Transit time22:37
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 21h 52m 00s", Dec: 55° 47' 48s
Magnitude6
ConstellationCepheus
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of 21520+5548, 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 21520+5548

Coordinates and Visibility

Right Ascension21.86694°
Declination55.79675°
Magnitude5.64
ConstellationCepheus
Elevation12.6°
Azimuth26.4°