Kaus-Australis (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Kaus-Australis is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 14° above the horizon. It is visible between 02:42 and 04:21. It will become accessible at around 02:42, when it rises to an altitude of 13° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 03:32, 14° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:21 when it sinks below 13° above your southern horizon.
Name
Kaus-Australis
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 18h24m10s [3] |
Declination: | −34°23'03" [3] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 1.81 (V) [3] 1.83 (BT) [2] 1.81 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 43.9 parsec 143.2 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.02 |
Proper motion (speed): | 130.3 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 197.6° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -1.40 |
Sources