ν-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ν-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 21:17.
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Name
ν-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h20m39s [4] |
| Declination: | −12°45'32" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 4.75 (V) [2] 4.70 (BT) [2] 4.74 (VT) [2] 4.75 (G) [4] 4.72 (BP) [4] 4.76 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 82.1 parsec 267.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 20.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 136.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.17 |
Sources