Algol (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Algol is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:04, when it reaches an altitude of 14° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:21, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:24, 89° above your western horizon.
Name
Algol
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Object type
Star
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Position
Right ascension: | 03h08m10s [3] |
Declination: | +40°57'20" [3] |
Constellation: | Perseus |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.11 (V) [3] 2.10 (BT) [2] 2.10 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 27.6 parsec 89.9 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.01 |
Proper motion (speed): | 3.4 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 119.0° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -0.09 |
Sources