Algieba (Star)

From Fairfield , Algieba is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:36 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 24° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:33, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:28, when it sinks below 14° above your western horizon.
Name
Algieba
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Object Type
Star
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Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.23 (V) [2] 3.79 (BT) [1] 2.37 (VT) [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.20 |
Right ascension: | 10h19m58s [2] |
Declination: | +19°50'30" [2] |
Distance: | 39.9 parsec 130.0 lightyrs [3] |
Proper motion (speed): | 341.2 mas/yr [3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 116.9° |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.77 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.