τ¹-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , τ¹-Cap is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:32 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:20.
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Name
τ¹-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h37m21s [3] |
| Declination: | -15°08'51" [3] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 6.76 (V) [1] 8.42 (BT) [1] 6.90 (VT) [1] 6.36 (G) [3] 7.02 (BP) [3] 5.57 (RP) [3] |
| Distance: | 229.9 parsec 749.4 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.30 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 77.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 127.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.05 |
Sources