On December 1 at 10 P. M., the bright star Procyon will just be rising on the eastern horizon. At approximately what time would you see this star rising on Christmas Day (24 days later) ?

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Sammy Henry

2 January, 20:08

On December 1 at 10 P. M., the bright star Procyon will just be rising on the eastern horizon. At approximately what time would you see this star rising on Christmas Day (24 days later) ?

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Moonshine · Answer 1

8 : 24 P. M

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided in the question:

On December 1 bright star Procyon will just be rising on the eastern horizon at 10 P. M

Now,

we know that Stars rise 4 minutes earlier each night

Therefore,

24 days later i. e after 24 nights the total early time

= 24 days * 4 minutes per day

= 96 minutes

or

= 1 hour 36 minutes early

Hence,

on Christmas Day the star will rise at 1 hour 36 minutes early than 10 P. M

= 8 : 24 P. M