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 visible between 19:19 and 22:16. It will become accessible around 19:19, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 20:47, 21° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 22:16 when it sinks below 18° above your southern horizon.
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Name
α-Scl
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Object Type
Star
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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 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.