Alkes (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Alkes will become visible at around 21:12 (EDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:39.
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Name
Alkes
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h59m45s [4] |
| Declination: | -18°17'53" [4] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 4.08 (V) [2] 5.48 (BT) [2] 4.20 (VT) [2] 3.78 (G) [4] 4.35 (BP) [4] 3.08 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 49.1 parsec 160.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 479.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 285.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.62 |
Sources