Capella (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Capella is visible all night. It will become visible at around 16:47 (EST), 13° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:11, 34° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Capella
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h16m41s [2] |
| Declination: | +45°59'56" [2] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: Variable | 0.08 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 13.1 parsec 42.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 433.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 170.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.51 |
Sources