Fomalhaut (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Fomalhaut is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:54, when it rises to an altitude of 12° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:11, 19° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:46, 18° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Fomalhaut
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Piscis Austrinus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.23 (V)[2] 1.41 (BT)[1] 1.25 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
| Right Ascension: | 22h57m38s [2] |
| Declination: | -29°37'18" [2] |
| Distance: | 7.7 parsec 25.1 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 367.9 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 116.6° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 1.80 |