β-Scl (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , β-Scl is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.
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Name
β-Scl
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 23h32m58s [4] |
| Declination: | −37°49'05" [4] |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.36 (V) [2] 4.25 (BT) [2] 4.35 (VT) [2] 4.35 (G) [4] 4.31 (BP) [4] 4.43 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 56.2 parsec 183.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 93.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 75.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.61 |
Sources