Astronomy
Constellations - Cetus - 92alp Cet (Menkar)

 
Identification Data
Common NameMenkar
ConstellationCetus
Star Name92alp Cet
Skymap Number3020042
Henry Draper (HD) Number18884
Harvard Revised (HR) Number911
SAO Number110920
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberBD+03 419
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number

Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number146172
Right Ascension (RA) J20003h 2m 16.772s
Declination (Dec) J2000+4° 5' 23.042"
Position Uncertainty0.0096s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)-0.00079
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)-0.078866
Radial Velocity-025.8km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.01482s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00083s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)0.698256
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)0.712286
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)0.071319
Galactic Longitude173.32°
Galactic Latitude
-45.59°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)2.55
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty0.004
Observed B Magnitude4.18
Observed B-V Colour+1.627
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty0.005
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude2.8
Observed Photographic Magnitude
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeM1.5IIIa
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassM0
Position Angle
Year of Observation AD

Data Source
SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog - Star Catalog Database, Version 2
    Sande C.B., Warren Jr. W.H., Tracewell D.A., Home A.T., Miller A.C.
    (Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamics Division (1998))

 
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