Alhena (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Alhena is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:46 (EDT) – 3 hours and 15 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:08.
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Name
Alhena
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h37m42s [2] |
| Declination: | +16°23'57" [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 1.93 (V) [2] 2.02 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 33.5 parsec 109.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.00 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 56.7 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 165.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.70 |
Sources