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Your location: Columbus, United States
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Latitude:
39.9625
Longitude:
-83.0061

Double Star 22451+5809 Observation Details

22451+5809

22451+5809 Daily Motion

22451+5809 is circumpolar, never setting below the horizon and always visible in the night sky from your location. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 64 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe 22451+5809, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.
22451+5809 will be visible throughout the entire year. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 64 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe 22451+5809, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.

22451+5809 Visibility Timetable on May 09

22451+5809 Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
22451+5809 is always above the horizon
Moon Rise, 87.4% illuminated17:0021°
Sunset20:328°
Civil sunset21:048°
Astrosession begin22:219°
22451+5809 is always above the horizon
Astrosession end04:3544°
Moon Set04:4545°
Civil sunrise05:5254°
Sunrise06:2358°
22451+5809 transit09:0672°

Track 22451+5809 Position Throughout the Night

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22451+5809 Star System Description

22451+5809 is Double Star System located in constellation Cepheus at coordinates RA: 22h 45m 03s", Dec: 58° 08' 47s.
The primary component has a magnitude of 6.0, while the secondary component has a magnitude of 10.0. They are separated by 14.5 arcseconds at a position angle of 180 degrees. The brightness difference between the two components is 4 magnitudes, with the primary component being approximately 39.8 times brighter than the secondary.
The primary star is yellow-white in color, and the secondary star is red.
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 22451+5809

Property Value
Star System Identifier 22451+5809
System Type Double Star System
Primary Star Cep-22451 5809
Right Ascension (RA) 22.75097 (22h 45m 03s")
Declination (Dec) 58.14656 (58° 08' 47s)
Magnitude (Primary) 6.0
Magnitude (Secondary) 10.0
Spectral Type (Primary/Secondary) F5+M3 (yellow-white/red)
Separation (Arcseconds) 14.5
Position Angle 180°
Discovery Year 2000
Last Observed 2015
Primary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) -061-136
Secondary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) -056-138
Number of Observations 8

Notes

  • V: Proper motion or other technique indicates that this pair is physical.
  • 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 name22451+5809
    Field of view
    Limiting magnitude
    22451+5809 coordinates22.75097, 58.14656
    Center coordinates22.75097, 58.14656

    22451+5809 Passage Through Night

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    Current position of 22451+5809

    Time03:58
    Latitude39.9625
    Longitude-83.0061
    22451+5809 elevation39°
    22451+5809 Azimuth-42°
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    Annual motion of 22451+5809

    Time
    DateSat, 10 May 2025
    Twighlight start22:18
    Twighlight end04:28
    Twighlight duration6h 10m
    Rise22451+5809 is always up
    Set22451+5809 is always up
    Elevation at transit72°
    Transit time09:02
    Equatorial coordinatesRA: 22h 45m 03s", Dec: 58° 08' 47s
    Magnitude6
    ConstellationCepheus
    The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of a 22451+5809, 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 22451+5809 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.