Rasalgethi (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Rasalgethi is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:40 (EDT), 61° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:43, when it sinks below 16° above your western horizon.
Name
Rasalgethi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 17h14m38s [2] |
Declination: | +14°23'25" [2] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.34 (V) [2] 5.08 (BT) [2] 3.48 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 110.3 parsec 359.4 lightyrs [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.36 |
Proper motion (speed): | 36.8 mas/yr[3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 348.5° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -1.88 |
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