μ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , μ-Cap will become visible at around 18:17 (EST), 36° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:24.
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Name
μ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h53m18s [4] |
| Declination: | −13°33'06" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 5.08 (V) [2] 5.52 (BT) [2] 5.12 (VT) [2] 4.98 (G) [4] 5.17 (BP) [4] 4.66 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 26.8 parsec 87.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.34 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 310.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 87.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.95 |
Sources