Aldebaran (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 Fairfield , Aldebaran is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:32, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:26, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:04, 14° above your western horizon.
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Name
Aldebaran
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h35m55s [3] |
| Declination: | +16°30'35" [3] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 0.99 (V) [3] 2.94 (BT) [2] 1.16 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 20.4 parsec 66.6 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.48 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 199.3 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 161.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.56 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 18 Aug 2033 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |
| 14 Sep 2033 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |
| 11 Oct 2033 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |
| 08 Nov 2033 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |
| 05 Dec 2033 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |
| 02 Jan 2034 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |
| 29 Jan 2034 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |
| 25 Feb 2034 | – Lunar occultation of Aldebaran |