λ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , λ-Cap will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 36° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:34.
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Name
λ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h46m32s [4] |
| Declination: | −11°21'57" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 5.57 (V) [2] 5.56 (BT) [2] 5.57 (VT) [2] 5.57 (G) [4] 5.55 (BP) [4] 5.56 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 83.2 parsec 271.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.00 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 30.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 108.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.97 |
Sources