Kitalpha (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), Kitalpha is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 19:27 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 53° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:32, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:20, when it sinks to 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
Kitalpha
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Equuleus |
| Magnitude: | 3.94 (V)[2] 4.55 (BT)[2] 3.99 (VT)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.48 |
| Right Ascension: | 21h15m49s [2] |
| Declination: | +05°14'52" [2] |
| Distance: | 55.9 parsec 182.1 lightyears [1] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 112.0 mas/yr [1] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 148.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 0.21 |