Suhail (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Suhail 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
Suhail
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h07m59s [2] |
| Declination: | −43°25'57" [2] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.20 (V) [2] 4.41 (BT) [2] 2.38 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 166.9 parsec 544.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.73 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 27.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 299.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.92 |
Sources