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Alchiba

1 Crv · HIP 59199
Not above the horizon after darkRises 08:28 · not up after dark
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Where is Alchiba?

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Below the horizon after dark tonight in Corvus. Rises 08:28.

Rises
08:28
Highest
12:13
Sets
15:55
Best after dark
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Can I see Alchiba tonight?

From London tonight, Alchiba isn’t above the horizon while the sky is dark. It rises at 08:28 and sets at 15:55, in daylight or twilight.

At magnitude 4.0 it is visible by eye only from a dark site, away from city lights.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Alchiba look like?

Alchiba looks yellow-white to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is F1V: yellow-white main-sequence star (a little hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

Visible by eye from a dark site, away from city lights.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its yellow-white color is easier to see.

Telescope

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Alchiba

Alchiba is a star in Corvus, shining at magnitude 4.0. Its spectral type, F1V, marks it as: yellow-white main-sequence star (a little hotter than the Sun).

Alchiba in Corvus

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Sources: Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences