Nashira (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Nashira will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:18.

Name Nashira
Object type Star
Other names
Nashira
γ-Cap
Gamma Capricorni
40-Cap
40 Capricorni
HR 8278[1]
HD 206088
HIP 106985[5]
TYC 6362-1078-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:21h40m05s [3]
Declination:−16°39'44" [3]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:3.68 (V) [3]
4.08 (BT) [2]
3.72 (VT) [2]
Distance:48.1 parsec
157.0 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):0.34
Proper motion (speed):188.9 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):96.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.27

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