Alnilam (Star)
From Fairfield , Alnilam is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:49, when it reaches an altitude of 13° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:33, 47° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 30° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Alnilam
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 05h36m12s [3] |
Declination: | −01°12'06" [3] |
Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.72 (V) [3] 1.55 (BT) [2] 1.69 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 606.1 parsec 1975.8 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.12 |
Proper motion (speed): | 1.6 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 118.4° |
Absolute mag (V): | -7.19 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.