The star α-Scl
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , α-Scl is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:53 (EDT) – 4 hours and 10 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 18° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:46.
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Name
α-Scl
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Object Type
Star
|
Position
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.29 (V)[1] 4.11 (BT)[1] 4.27 (VT)[1] 4.27 (G)[2] 4.21 (BP)[2] 4.40 (RP)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Right Ascension: | 00h58m36s [2] |
| Declination: | -29°21'26" [2] |
| Distance: | 212.5 parsec 692.6 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 19.2 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 77.6° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -2.35 |