α-Pic (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Pic is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Pic
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Object type
Star
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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 |
Sources