Alchiba (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Alchiba is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 8° above the horizon at dawn.
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Name
Alchiba
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h08m24s [6] |
| Declination: | −24°43'44" [6] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 4.04 (V) [3] 4.42 (BT) [2] 4.07 (VT) [2] 3.95 (G) [6] 4.12 (BP) [6] 3.62 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 15.0 parsec 48.8 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.33 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 104.9 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 112.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 3.16 |
Sources