Aludra (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Aludra is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible between 00:30 and 04:15. It will become accessible at around 00:30, when it rises to an altitude of 14° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:22, 19° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:15 when it sinks below 14° above your south-western horizon.
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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