δ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , δ-Cap will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 31° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:48.
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Name
δ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h47m02s [5] |
| Declination: | −16°07'42" [5] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.85 (V) [2] 2.84 (G) [5] 3.29 (BP) [5] 2.60 (RP) [5] |
| Distance: | 11.6 parsec 37.9 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.18 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 394.3 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 138.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.52 |
Sources