Aludra (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Aludra will become visible at around 20:14 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 50 minutes after the Sun at 23:13.
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Name
Aludra
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h24m05s [6] |
| Declination: | −29°18'11" [6] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 2.46 (V) [3] 2.40 (BT) [2] 2.45 (VT) [2] 2.45 (G) [6] 2.90 (BP) [6] 2.56 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 609.8 parsec 1987.8 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.1 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 324.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.47 |
Sources