Alpheratz (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), Alpheratz is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:22 (EDT) – 4 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:51.
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Name
Alpheratz
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.06 (V)[2] 2.00 (BT)[1] 2.05 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.04 |
| Right Ascension: | 00h08m23s [2] |
| Declination: | +29°05'26" [2] |
| Distance: | 31.0 parsec 100.9 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 210.1 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 139.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -0.39 |