α-Dor (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , α-Dor is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Dor
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h33m59s [6] |
| Declination: | −55°02'42" [6] |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.26 (V) [3] 3.16 (BT) [2] 3.25 (VT) [2] 3.47 (G) [6] 3.29 (BP) [6] 3.28 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 51.7 parsec 168.6 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.08 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 58.8 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 79.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.31 |
Sources