β²-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , β²-Cap will become visible at around 17:46 (PST), 27° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 44 minutes after the Sun at 20:26.
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Name
β²-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h20m46s [4] |
| Declination: | −14°47'05" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 6.08 (V) [2] 6.04 (BT) [2] 6.08 (VT) [2] 6.12 (G) [4] 6.07 (BP) [4] 6.06 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 101.0 parsec 329.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 44.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 90.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.06 |
Sources