θ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , θ-Cap is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:07 (EDT) – 3 hours and 26 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:22.
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Name
θ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h05m56s [6] |
| Declination: | -17°13'59" [6] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 4.08 (V) [3] 4.09 (BT) [2] 4.08 (VT) [2] 4.08 (G) [6] 4.06 (BP) [6] 4.03 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 45.7 parsec 148.8 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 102.8 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 126.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.78 |
Sources