Alrakis (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Alrakis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:05 (PDT), 68° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 69° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:34, when it sinks below 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Alrakis
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h05m20s [1] |
| Declination: | +54°28'11" [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 4.91 (V) [1] 5.41 (BT) [1] 4.89 (VT) [1] |
| Distance: | 27.4 parsec 89.4 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.47 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 89.4 mas/yr[2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 319.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.72 |
Sources