Alphard (Star)

From Fairfield , Alphard is visible between 20:40 and 05:02. It will become accessible around 20:40, when it rises to an altitude of 13° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:51, 40° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:02 when it sinks below 13° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Alphard
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Object type
Star
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Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: Variable | 1.98 (V) [2] 3.88 (BT) [2] 2.14 (VT) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.48 |
Right ascension: | 09h27m35s [2] |
Declination: | -08°39'30" [2] |
Distance: | 55.3 parsec 180.2 lightyrs [3] |
Proper motion (speed): | 37.6 mas/yr [3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 336.1° |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.73 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.