Phact (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Phact is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 16° above the horizon. It is visible between 03:12 and 05:23. It will become accessible around 03:12, when it rises to an altitude of 15° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 04:18, 16° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:23 when it sinks below 15° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Phact
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Columba |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.66 (V) [2] 2.54 (BT) [1] 2.64 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.09 |
| Right ascension: | 05h39m38s [2] |
| Declination: | -34°04'26" [2] |
| Distance: | 80.1 parsec 261.2 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 24.9 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 176.4° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.86 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.