Kaus-Borealis (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Kaus-Borealis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:33 (EDT), 17° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 23° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:58, when it sinks below 15° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Kaus-Borealis
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h27m58s [4] |
| Declination: | −25°25'21" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 2.81 (V) [2] 4.15 (BT) [2] 2.92 (VT) [2] 2.54 (G) [4] 3.40 (BP) [4] 2.20 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 23.3 parsec 76.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 190.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 194.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.98 |
Sources