ε-Sct (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ε-Sct will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 24° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 37 minutes after the Sun at 20:05.
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Name
ε-Sct
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h43m31s [4] |
| Declination: | −08°16'30" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 4.90 (V) [2] 6.31 (BT) [2] 5.01 (VT) [2] 4.53 (G) [4] 5.13 (BP) [4] 3.79 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 175.1 parsec 570.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.10 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 22.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 78.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.32 |
Sources