α-Cir (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Cir is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Cir
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h42m30s [2] |
| Declination: | −64°58'30" [2] |
| Constellation: | Circinus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.16 (V) [2] 3.47 (BT) [2] 3.19 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 16.6 parsec 54.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.24 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 302.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 219.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.07 |
Sources