Alkes (Star)

From Fairfield , Alkes is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 19° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:05, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:00, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Alkes
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 10h59m45s [4] |
Declination: | −18°17'53" [4] |
Constellation: | Crater |
Magnitude: | 4.08 (V) [2] 5.48 (BT) [2] 4.20 (VT) [2] 3.78 (G) [4] 4.35 (BP) [4] 3.08 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 49.1 parsec 160.0 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.09 |
Proper motion (speed): | 479.9 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 285.5° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.62 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.