Algieba (Star)

From Cambridge , Algieba is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (EDT), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:29, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:22, when it sinks below 14° above your western horizon.
Name
Algieba
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 10h19m58s [3] |
Declination: | +19°50'30" [3] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.23 (V) [3] 3.79 (BT) [2] 2.37 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 39.9 parsec 130.0 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.20 |
Proper motion (speed): | 341.2 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 116.9° |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.77 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.