3-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 3-Cap will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 31° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:19.
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Name
3-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h16m22s [4] |
| Declination: | −12°20'13" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 6.30 (V) [2] 6.29 (BT) [2] 6.30 (VT) [2] 6.28 (G) [4] 6.28 (BP) [4] 6.24 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 161.1 parsec 525.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.01 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 18.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 157.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.26 |
Sources