σ-Cap (Star)

From Fairfield , σ-Cap is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (EDT), 20° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:30, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:59, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
Name
σ-Cap
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Object type
Star
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Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 5.28 (V) [2] 7.10 (BT) [2] 5.43 (VT) [2] 4.82 (G) [4] 5.54 (BP) [4] 4.00 (RP) [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.42 |
Right ascension: | 20h19m23s [4] |
Declination: | -19°07'06" [4] |
Distance: | 290.3 parsec 946.4 lightyrs [4] |
Proper motion (speed): | 11.9 mas/yr [4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 155.1° |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.04 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.