η-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-Cap is visible between 21:46 and 02:47. It will become accessible at around 21:46, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:17, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:47 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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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