Sabik (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Sabik will become visible around 19:26 (EDT), 25° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 50 minutes after the Sun at 22:23.
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Name
Sabik
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 2.43 (V) [3] 2.55 (BT) [2] 2.44 (VT) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.10 |
| Right ascension: | 17h10m22s [3] |
| Declination: | -15°43'30" [3] |
| Distance: | 27.1 parsec 88.3 lightyrs [5] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 107.0 mas/yr [5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 22.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.27 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.