Alphard (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Alphard is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:06 (PDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:09.
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Name
Alphard
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h27m35s [2] |
| Declination: | −08°39'30" [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.98 (V) [2] 3.88 (BT) [2] 2.14 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 55.3 parsec 180.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.48 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 37.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 336.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.73 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.