Kitalpha - α Equulei (alpha Equulei)

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:04 | Tran: 3:31 | Set: 9:54

Alt: -34.47° Az: 13.63° Direction: North-North-East

Kitalpha, also designated as α Equulei (alpha Equulei), is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Equuleus.

Kitalpha visual magnitude is 3.92. Because of its moderate brightness, Kitalpha is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Kitalpha - α Equulei (alpha Equulei) star

DSS2 image of Kitalpha. The red arrow shows the motion of Kitalpha during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 17m 05s

Declination +05° 21’ 18”

Hour Angle 12h 45m 00s

Sidereal Time 10h 02m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 15m 49s

Declination +05° 14’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 56.38°

Galactic Latitude -28.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Kitalpha - α Equulei (alpha Equulei).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.92

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.14

Spectral Type G0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature 6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Kitalpha is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Kitalpha. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Kitalpha is distant 186.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 57.11

Distance (light year) 186.18

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.088"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Kitalpha

Bayer designation α Equulei
(alpha Equulei)

Flamsteed designation 8 Equulei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202447

SAO Catalogue SAO126662

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104987

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 4635

FK5 Catalogue 800

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Kitalpha - α Equulei (alpha Equulei) rise, transit and set times from Ivanovice na Hané, Repubblica Ceca are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Prague):

Azimuth: 84.6° RISE 21:04

Max altitude: 46.0° TRANSIT 3:31

Azimuth: 275.4° SET 9:54

Name:	Ivanovice na Hané, Repubblica Ceca
Latitude:	49° 18' 19.4" N
Longitude:	17° 5' 36.2" E
Timezone:	Europe/Prague

Set Location

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