Adhara (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Adhara is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible between 18:37 and 23:11. It will become accessible around 18:37, when it rises to an altitude of 12° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 20:54, 19° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 23:11 when it sinks below 13° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Adhara
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 1.53 (V) [2] 1.35 (BT) [1] 1.50 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.13 |
| Right ascension: | 06h58m37s [2] |
| Declination: | -28°58'19" [2] |
| Distance: | 124.2 parsec 405.0 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.5 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 67.7° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.94 |