η-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-Cap will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:33.
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Name
η-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h04m24s [3] |
| Declination: | −19°51'17" [3] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 4.85 (V) [3] 5.06 (BT) [2] 4.87 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 49.5 parsec 161.4 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 45.1 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 236.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.38 |
Sources