Acubens (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Acubens is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 3° above the horizon at dusk.
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Name
Acubens
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h58m29s [2] |
| Declination: | +11°51'27" [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.25 (V) [2] 4.43 (BT) [2] 4.27 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 57.7 parsec 188.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 52.4 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 124.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.45 |
Sources