Cervantes (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Cervantes is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
Cervantes
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m08s [4] |
| Declination: | -51°50'05" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Magnitude: | 5.13 (V) [2] 5.96 (BT) [2] 5.20 (VT) [2] 4.94 (G) [4] 5.29 (BP) [4] 4.44 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 15.6 parsec 50.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 191.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 184.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.16 |
Sources