α-Men (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-Men is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name α-Men
Object type Star
Other names
α-Men
Alpha Mensae
HR 2261[1]
HD 43834
HIP 29271[3]
TYC 9176-987-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5264749303462961280[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h10m14s [4]
Declination:−74°45'14" [4]
Constellation:Mensa
Magnitude:5.08 (V) [2]
5.97 (BT) [2]
5.15 (VT) [2]
4.90 (G) [4]
5.26 (BP) [4]
4.37 (RP) [4]
Distance:10.2 parsec
33.3 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.69
Proper motion (speed):244.8 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):150.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):5.03

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