Almach (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Almach is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:32 (EDT) – 3 hours and 57 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 19° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:29.
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Name
Almach
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h03m53s [3] |
| Declination: | +42°19'47" [3] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 2.17 (V) [3] 4.01 (BT) [2] 2.33 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 120.5 parsec 392.8 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.40 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 65.0 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 139.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.23 |
Sources