α-Hor (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , α-Hor is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Hor
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h14m00s [4] |
| Declination: | −42°17'42" [4] |
| Constellation: | Horologium |
| Magnitude: | 3.85 (V) [2] 5.25 (BT) [2] 3.97 (VT) [2] 3.53 (G) [4] 4.13 (BP) [4] 2.83 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 36.1 parsec 117.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 207.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 168.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.06 |
Sources