α-Mic (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , α-Mic is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Mic
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h49m58s [2] |
| Declination: | −33°46'46" [2] |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.90 (V) [2] 6.14 (BT) [2] 5.00 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 116.0 parsec 378.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.97 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 21.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 177.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.43 |
Sources