τ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , τ-Cap is visible between 21:47 and 04:42. It will become accessible at around 21:47, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:15, 40° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:42 when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
τ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h39m16s [2] |
| Declination: | −14°57'17" [2] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 5.24 (V) [2] 5.09 (BT) [2] 5.23 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 348.4 parsec 1135.9 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 19.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 172.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.47 |
Sources