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