Algol (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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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
Object type Star
Other names
Algol
β-Per
Beta Persei
26-Per
26 Persei
HR 936[1]
HD 19356
HIP 14576[5]
TYC 2851-2168-1[4]
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

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