Fomalhaut (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), Fomalhaut is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 10° above the horizon at dawn.
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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: | 8.1 parsec 26.5 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 371.0 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 115.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 1.68 |