Kitalpha (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Kitalpha will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 52° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:17.
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Name
Kitalpha
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources