α-Cae (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , α-Cae is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Cae
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h40m33s [4] |
| Declination: | −41°51'50" [4] |
| Constellation: | Caelum |
| Magnitude: | 4.45 (V) [2] 4.83 (BT) [2] 4.48 (VT) [2] 4.35 (G) [4] 4.53 (BP) [4] 4.06 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 20.4 parsec 66.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.30 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 159.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 241.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.90 |
Sources