π-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , π-Cap will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:55.
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Name
π-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h27m19s [5] |
| Declination: | −18°12'45" [5] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 8.53 (V) [3] 5.04 (BT) [2] 5.10 (VT) [2] 8.35 (G) [5] 8.09 (BP) [5] 7.97 (RP) [5] |
| Distance: | 201.9 parsec 658.2 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.7 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 144.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.00 |
Sources