The star α-Sct
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), α-Sct will become visible at around 19:24 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 37° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 1 minute after the Sun at 23:20.
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Name
α-Sct
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.85 (V)[2] 5.57 (BT)[2] 3.99 (VT)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.34 |
| Right Ascension: | 18h35m12s [2] |
| Declination: | -08°14'38" [2] |
| Distance: | 51.5 parsec 168.0 lightyears [1] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 315.2 mas/yr [1] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 183.3° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 0.29 |