α-Tel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Tel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Tel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h26m58s [4] |
| Declination: | −45°58'07" [4] |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Magnitude: | 3.45 (V) [2] 3.25 (BT) [2] 3.44 (VT) [2] 3.49 (G) [4] 3.47 (BP) [4] 3.59 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 85.7 parsec 279.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 56.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 197.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.21 |
Sources