Sirius (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sirius is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:20 (PDT) – 1 hour and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 17° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:59.
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Name
Sirius
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h45m09s [2] |
| Declination: | −16°42'47" [2] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | -1.44 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.6 parsec 8.6 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.34 arcsec/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 204.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.45 |
Sources