Sirius (Star)

From Fairfield , Sirius is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:10 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 29° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:31, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:43, when it sinks below 8° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Sirius
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Object Type
Star
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Constellation: | Canis Major |
Magnitude: | -1.44 (V) [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
Right ascension: | 06h45m09s [1] |
Declination: | -16°42'47" [1] |
Distance: | 2.6 parsec 8.6 lightyrs [2] |
Proper motion (speed): | 1339.4 mas/yr [2] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 204.1° |
Absolute mag (V): | 1.45 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.