Star · B9IV
3 Cap
3 Cap is a subgiant star of spectral type B9IV in the constellation Capricornus, 525.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 99918 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 525.4 light-years (161.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.26 |
| Spectral type | B9IV |
| Surface temperature | 10,060 K |
| Luminosity | 93.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.18 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.32 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 16m 22.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 20′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.30). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1501. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 3 Cap, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cancer. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.