Kitalpha (Star)

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

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From Los Angeles , Kitalpha is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:52 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 46° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:50.

Name Kitalpha
Object type Star
Other names
Kitalpha
α-Equ
Alpha Equulei
8-Equ
8 Equulei
HR 8131[1]
HD 202447
HIP 104987[3]
TYC 536-2354-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:21h15m49s [2]
Declination:+05°14'52" [2]
Constellation:Equuleus
Magnitude:3.94 (V) [2]
4.55 (BT) [2]
3.99 (VT) [2]
Distance:58.3 parsec
190.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.48
Proper motion (speed):111.5 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):147.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.11

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