Sirius (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Sirius is visible between 18:27 and 03:03. It will become accessible around 18:27, when it rises to an altitude of 7° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:45, 34° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 03:03 when it sinks below 7° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sirius
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | -1.44 (V) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Right ascension: | 06h45m09s [2] |
| Declination: | -16°42'47" [2] |
| Distance: | 2.6 parsec 8.6 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1339.4 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 204.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.45 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.