α-Pic (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , α-Pic is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name α-Pic
Object type Star
Other names
α-Pic
Alpha Pictoris
HR 2550[1]
HD 50241
HIP 32607[3]
TYC 8899-2202-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:06h48m11s [2]
Declination:−61°56'28" [2]
Constellation:Pictor
Magnitude:3.24 (V) [2]
3.51 (BT) [2]
3.26 (VT) [2]
Distance:29.6 parsec
96.5 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.21
Proper motion (speed):251.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):344.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.88

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