η-Sct (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-Sct will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 28° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 59 minutes after the Sun at 20:27.
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Name
η-Sct
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h57m03s [4] |
| Declination: | −05°50'47" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 4.82 (V) [2] 6.21 (BT) [2] 4.94 (VT) [2] 4.52 (G) [4] 5.07 (BP) [4] 3.85 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 65.0 parsec 211.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.08 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 74.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 123.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.76 |
Sources