σ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , σ-Cap is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:07 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:10.
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Name
σ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h19m23s [4] |
| Declination: | -19°07'06" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 5.28 (V) [2] 7.10 (BT) [2] 5.43 (VT) [2] 4.82 (G) [4] 5.54 (BP) [4] 4.00 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 290.3 parsec 946.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.42 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 11.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 155.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.04 |
Sources