Skat (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Skat will become visible at around 17:21 (EST), 31° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:17.
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Name
Skat
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 22h54m39s [3] |
| Declination: | −15°49'14" [3] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.27 (V) [3] 3.37 (BT) [2] 3.28 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 49.2 parsec 160.5 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.07 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 50.9 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 236.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.19 |
Sources