α-Scl (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , α-Scl is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Scl
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 00h58m36s [4] |
| Declination: | −29°21'26" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.29 (V) [2] 4.11 (BT) [2] 4.27 (VT) [2] 4.27 (G) [4] 4.21 (BP) [4] 4.38 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 216.3 parsec 705.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 20.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 75.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.39 |
Sources