Star · Blue-white · Grus

Alnair

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Not above the horizon after darkNever rises from London

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Where is Alnair?

Times for LondonChange city

Below the horizon from London all the time in Grus.

Rises: Never
Highest: —
Sets: —
Best after dark: —

Can I see Alnair tonight?

Alnair never rises from London: it is too far south in the sky for this latitude.

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

What does Alnair look like?

Alnair looks blue-white to the eye. Its spectral type is B6V: hot blue-white main-sequence star (much hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its blue-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 Alnair

Alnair is a star in Grus, shining at magnitude 1.7. Its spectral type, B6V, marks it as: hot blue-white main-sequence star (much hotter than the Sun).

Alnair in Grus

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