RA 2h48m55s.51 Dec +69°38'03".4 (J2000.0)
6m.2 to 7m.7, period 4.8 hours
Heliocentric times of primary minima in 2012. This page is a correction to the printed Handbook.
Minima marked with an asterisk (*) are favourable from the British Isles, taking into account the altitude of the variable and the distance of the Sun below the horizon (based on longitude 0° and latitude 52°N).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | d |
| 1 | --- | --- | 19.7 | 21.5* | 18.7 | 20.5 | 1 |
| 2 | 1.4* | 3.2* | --- | --- | 23.4* | --- | 2 |
| 3 | 6.1* | 7.9 | 0.4* | 2.2* | --- | 1.2* | 3 |
| 4 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 5.1* | 6.9 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 5 | 15.5 | 17.3 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 5 |
| 6 | 20.2* | 22.0* | 14.4 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 6 |
| 7 | --- | --- | 19.1 | 21.0* | 18.1 | 20.0 | 7 |
| 8 | 0.8* | 2.7* | 23.8* | --- | 22.8* | --- | 8 |
| 9 | 5.5* | 7.3 | --- | 1.7* | --- | 0.6* | 9 |
| 10 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 4.5* | 6.3 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 11 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 11 |
| 12 | 19.6* | 21.4* | 13.9 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 12 |
| 13 | --- | --- | 18.6 | 20.4 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 13 |
| 14 | 0.2* | 2.1* | 23.2* | --- | 22.2 | --- | 14 |
| 15 | 4.9* | 6.8 | --- | 1.1* | --- | 0.1* | 15 |
| 16 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 3.9* | 5.8 | 2.9* | 4.8 | 16 |
| 17 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 17 |
| 18 | 19.0* | 20.8* | 13.3 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 18 |
| 19 | 23.7* | --- | 18.0 | 19.8 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 19 |
| 20 | --- | 1.5* | 22.7* | --- | 21.7 | 23.5* | 20 |
| 21 | 4.4* | 6.2 | --- | 0.5* | --- | --- | 21 |
| 22 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 3.4* | 5.2 | 2.4* | 4.2 | 22 |
| 23 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 23 |
| 24 | 18.4 | 20.3* | 12.7 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 24 |
| 25 | 23.1* | --- | 17.4 | 19.3 | 16.4 | 18.3 | 25 |
| 26 | --- | 1.0* | 22.1* | --- | 21.1 | 22.9 | 26 |
| 27 | 3.8* | 5.6* | --- | 0.0* | --- | --- | 27 |
| 28 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 2.8* | 4.6 | 1.8* | 3.6 | 28 |
| 29 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 29 |
| 30 | 17.9 | --- | 12.2 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 30 |
| 31 | 22.5* | --- | 16.8 | --- | 15.8 | --- | 31 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | h (UT) | d |
| 1 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 21.4* | 18.5 | 20.4* | 17.5 | 1 |
| 2 | 22.4 | --- | --- | 23.2* | --- | 22.2* | 2 |
| 3 | --- | 0.2* | 2.1* | --- | 1.1* | --- | 3 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 3.9* | 5.8 | 2.9* | 4 |
| 5 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 6 | 12.4 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 6 |
| 7 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 18.0 | 19.8* | 16.9 | 7 |
| 8 | 21.8 | 23.6* | --- | 22.6* | --- | 21.6* | 8 |
| 9 | --- | --- | 1.5* | --- | 0.5* | --- | 9 |
| 10 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 3.3* | 5.2* | 2.4* | 10 |
| 11 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 11 |
| 12 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 12 |
| 13 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 19.2* | 16.4 | 13 |
| 14 | 21.2 | 23.1* | --- | 22.1* | 23.9* | 21.1* | 14 |
| 15 | --- | --- | 0.9* | --- | --- | --- | 15 |
| 16 | 1.9* | 3.8* | 5.6 | 2.8* | 4.6* | 1.8* | 16 |
| 17 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 17 |
| 18 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 18 |
| 19 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 19 |
| 20 | 20.7 | 22.5* | --- | 21.5* | 23.4* | 20.5* | 20 |
| 21 | --- | --- | 0.3* | --- | --- | --- | 21 |
| 22 | 1.3* | 3.2* | 5.0 | 2.2* | 4.0* | 1.2* | 22 |
| 23 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 23 |
| 24 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 24 |
| 25 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 15.2 | 25 |
| 26 | 21.0 | 21.9* | 23.8 | 20.9* | 22.8* | 19.9* | 26 |
| 27 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 27 |
| 28 | 0.8* | 2.6* | 4.5 | 1.6* | 3.5* | 0.6* | 28 |
| 29 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 5.3* | 29 |
| 30 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 30 |
| 31 | 14.8 | 16.7 | --- | 15.7 | --- | 14.7 | 31 |