κ-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , κ-Cap will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:23.
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Name
κ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h42m39s [4] |
| Declination: | −18°51'58" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 4.73 (V) [2] 5.81 (BT) [2] 4.82 (VT) [2] 4.48 (G) [4] 4.94 (BP) [4] 3.86 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 93.5 parsec 304.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 146.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 93.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.12 |
Sources