Acrab (Star)

From Ashburn , Acrab is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 15° above the horizon. It will become visible at around 19:46 (EDT), 15° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 36 minutes after the Sun at 21:29.
Name
Acrab
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 16h05m26s [3] |
Declination: | -19°48'19" [3] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.62 (V) [3] 2.53 (BT) [2] 2.61 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 123.9 parsec 404.0 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.07 |
Proper motion (speed): | 24.6 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 192.2° |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.85 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.
15 Feb 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |
14 Mar 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |
10 Apr 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |
08 May 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |
04 Jun 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |
02 Jul 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |
29 Jul 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |
25 Aug 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii |