17-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 17-Cap will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:12.
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Name
17-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h46m10s [4] |
| Declination: | −21°30'50" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 5.90 (V) [2] 5.98 (BT) [2] 5.91 (VT) [2] 5.91 (G) [4] 5.92 (BP) [4] 5.85 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 89.8 parsec 292.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.06 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 28.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 129.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.14 |
Sources