α-Scl (Star)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , α-Scl is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.

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Name α-Scl
Object type Star
Other names
α-Scl
Alpha Sculptoris
HR 280[1]
HD 5737
NSV 359
HIP 4577[3]
TYC 6424-2270-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5032256161014732416[4]
Position
Right ascension:00h58m36s [4]
Declination:−29°21'26" [4]
Constellation:Sculptor
Magnitude:
Variable
4.29 (V) [2]
4.11 (BT) [2]
4.27 (VT) [2]
4.27 (G) [4]
4.21 (BP) [4]
4.38 (RP) [4]
Distance:216.3 parsec
705.3 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.14
Proper motion (speed):20.6 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):75.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.39
Visibility from Seattle

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47.61°N
122.33°W
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