ρ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ρ-Cap is visible between 21:01 and 03:41. It will become accessible at around 21:01, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:21, 38° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:41 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ρ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h28m51s [3] |
| Declination: | −17°48'49" [3] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 4.80 (V) [3] 5.23 (BT) [2] 4.84 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 30.3 parsec 98.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 16.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 244.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.40 |
Sources