Adhara (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Adhara is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 03:22, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:56, 21° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:47, 20° above your southern 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 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.