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 not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 3° above the horizon at dusk.
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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