Dschubba (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Dschubba is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:30 (EDT), 19° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:33, when it sinks below 14° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Dschubba
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 2.30 (V) [3] 2.18 (BT) [2] 2.28 (VT) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.09 |
| Right ascension: | 16h00m20s [3] |
| Declination: | -22°37'17" [3] |
| Distance: | 150.6 parsec 491.0 lightyrs [5] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 36.9 mas/yr [5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 196.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.59 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 03 Jun 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |
| 30 Jun 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |
| 28 Jul 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |
| 24 Aug 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |
| 06 Mar 2029 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |
| 02 Apr 2029 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |
| 29 Apr 2029 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |
| 27 May 2029 | – Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii |