χ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , χ-Cap will become visible at around 17:36 (EST), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:28.
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Name
χ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h08m33s [5] |
| Declination: | −21°11'38" [5] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 5.30 (V) [2] 5.31 (G) [5] 5.30 (BP) [5] 5.30 (RP) [5] |
| Distance: | 59.7 parsec 194.7 lightyrs [5] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 63.0 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 162.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.42 |
Sources