A-Cap (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , A-Cap is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:14 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 19° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:02.
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Name
A-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h07m07s [4] |
| Declination: | −25°00'21" [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 4.52 (V) [2] 6.62 (BT) [2] 4.69 (VT) [2] 3.78 (G) [4] 4.78 (BP) [4] 2.84 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 141.6 parsec 461.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.64 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 51.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 211.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.24 |
Sources