ε-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ε-Cap will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:56.
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Name
ε-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h37m04s [6] |
| Declination: | −19°27'57" [6] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.52 (V) [3] 4.28 (BT) [2] 4.48 (VT) [2] 4.49 (G) [6] 4.41 (BP) [6] 4.62 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 271.9 parsec 886.4 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.18 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 12.0 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 87.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.65 |
Sources