Alphard (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), Alphard is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 18° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
Alphard
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| 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: | 57.8 parsec 188.4 lightyears [1] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 36.5 mas/yr [1] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 335.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.83 |