Arkab-Prior (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Arkab-Prior is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
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Name
Arkab-Prior
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h22m38s [2] |
| Declination: | −44°27'32" [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 3.94 (V) [2] 3.83 (BT) [2] 3.94 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 96.2 parsec 313.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 23.4 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 144.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.97 |
Sources