Ascella (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Ascella is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible between 00:25 and 03:48. It will become accessible at around 00:25, when it rises 15° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:06, 18° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:48 when it sinks to 15° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Ascella
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 2.61 (V)[2] 2.73 (BT)[1] 2.62 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.10 |
| Right Ascension: | 19h02m36s [2] |
| Declination: | -29°52'48" [2] |
| Distance: | 29.2 parsec 95.3 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 28.9 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 272.0° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 0.28 |