γ-Sct (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , γ-Sct is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:36, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
γ-Sct
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h29m11s [4] |
| Declination: | −14°33'57" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 4.68 (V) [2] 4.76 (BT) [2] 4.68 (VT) [2] 4.64 (G) [4] 4.69 (BP) [4] 4.53 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 96.5 parsec 314.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.07 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 12.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 140.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.25 |
Sources