α¹-Cap (Star)

From Seattle , α¹-Cap is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:38 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:36, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:30, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
Name
α¹-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 4.23 (V) [2] 5.56 (BT) [2] 4.34 (VT) [2] 3.96 (G) [4] 4.49 (BP) [4] 3.26 (RP) [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.04 |
Right ascension: | 20h17m38s [4] |
Declination: | -12°30'29" [4] |
Distance: | 249.0 parsec 811.8 lightyrs [4] |
Proper motion (speed): | 21.8 mas/yr [4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 85.7° |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.75 |
All times shown in Seattle local time.