Algedi (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Algedi is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:01 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:51, when it sinks below 17° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Algedi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h18m03s [6] |
| Declination: | −12°32'41" [6] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 3.58 (V) [3] 4.79 (BT) [2] 3.68 (VT) [2] 3.33 (G) [6] 3.89 (BP) [6] 2.72 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 33.4 parsec 109.0 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 61.3 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 87.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.96 |
Sources