Lesath (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 South El Monte , Lesath is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 04:11, when it reaches an altitude of 15° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:47, 18° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:47, 18° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Lesath
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h30m45s [2] |
| Declination: | −37°17'44" [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 2.64 (V) [2] 2.43 (BT) [2] 2.62 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 176.7 parsec 576.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 30.2 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 184.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.59 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.