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Capricornus
Capricornus
Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac; it is often called Capricorn, especially when referring to the corresponding astrological sign. Its name is Latin for "horned male goat" or "goat horn", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea-goat: a mythical creature that is half...

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Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
δ Cap Delta Capricorni Delta Capricorni , also traditionally named Deneb Algedi and Scheddi, is a quaternary star system approximately 39 light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus . The primary star in the system is a white giant star and the combined light of its four members makes it the brightest "single"...	δ	49	207098	107556	2.85	2.49	39	A5mF2 (IV)	Deneb Algiedi, Scheddi
β Cap Beta Capricorni Beta Capricorni is a star system in the constellation Capricornus. It has the traditional name Dabih, which comes from the Arabic الذابح al-dhābiḥ, meaning "the butcher". The β Capricorni system is located 328 light years from Earth...	β	9	193495	100345	3.05	−2.07	344	A5:n	Dabih; multiple star system Star system A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other, bound by gravitational attraction. A large number of stars bound by gravitation is generally called a star cluster or galaxy, although, broadly speaking, they are also star systems.-Binary star systems:A stellar...
α² Cap Alpha² Capricorni Alpha² Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. It also has the traditional star name Secunda Giedi or Algiedi Secunda, and shares the name Algedi with α¹ Capricorni.In Chinese, , meaning Ox , refers to an asterism consisting of α² Capricorni, β Capricorni, ξ2...	α²	6	192947	100064	3.58	0.97	109	G6/G8III	Algedi Secunda, Secunda Giedi
γ Cap Gamma Capricorni Gamma Capricorni is a giant star in the constellation Capricornus. It has the traditional name Nashira, which comes from the Arabic سعد ناشرة - sa'd nashirah for "the lucky one" or "bearer of good news"....	γ	40	206088	106985	3.69	0.54	139	A7III:mp...	Nashira; α ² CVn variable Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines...
ζ Cap Zeta Capricorni Zeta Capricorni, , is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Capricornus. ζ Capricorni is a binary star, with the primary component ζ Capricorni A being a yellow G-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.77...	ζ	34	204075	105881	3.77	−1.66	398	G4Ibp...	Yan (燕), Yen
θ Cap Theta Capricorni Theta Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. θ Capricorni is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.08...	θ	23	200761	104139	4.08	0.65	158	A1V	Qin (秦), Tsin
ω Cap Omega Capricorni Omega Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus, with the traditional but seldom used name Baten Algiedi, which is Arabic for "belly of the goat"....	ω	18	198542	102978	4.12	−2.30	628	K4III	Baten Algiedi
ψ Cap Psi Capricorni Psi Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. ψ Capricorni is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.13. It is approximately 47.9 light years from Earth...	ψ	16	197692	102485	4.13	3.30	48	F5V	Yue
ι Cap Iota Capricorni Iota Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus.ι Capricorni is a yellow G-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.28. It is approximately 216 light years from Earth...	ι	32	203387	105515	4.28	0.18	215	G8III	Dai (代), Tae; BY Dra variable BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variables are main sequence variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M. The name comes from the archetype for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with star spots, and other...
α¹ Cap	α¹	5	192876	100027	4.30	−2.32	686	G3Ib	Algedi Prima, Prima Giedi
24 Cap 24 Capricorni 24 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. 24 Capricorni is a M-type red giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.49. It is approximately 523 light years from Earth.-Chinese name:...	A	24	200914	104234	4.49	−1.53	522	K5/M0III
36 Cap 36 Capricorni 36 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. 36 Capricorni is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.50. It is approximately 179 light years from Earth.-Chinese Name:...	b	36	204381	106039	4.50	0.80	179	K0III	Jin (晉), Tsin
ε Cap Epsilon Capricorni Epsilon Capricorni is a triple star system in the constellation Capricornus. It also has the traditional star name Castra or Kastra, meaning "fort" or "military camp" in Latin...	ε	39	205637	106723	4.51	−2.03	663	B3V:p	Castra, Kastra; triple star system; γ Cas variable
κ Cap Kappa Capricorni Kappa Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. κ Capricorni is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.72 and is approximately 291 light years from Earth....	κ	43	206453	107188	4.72	−0.03	291	G8III
ν Cap Nu Capricorni Nu Capricorni is a binary star in the constellation Capricornus. It has the traditional name Alshat, from the Arabic الشاة aš-šā[t], meaning the sheep that was to be slaughtered by the adjacent Dabih...	ν	8	193432	100310	4.77	0.16	272	B9IV	Alshat
ρ Cap Rho Capricorni Rho Capricorni is a binary star in the constellation Capricornus. It is approximately 98.7 light years from Earth.Sometimes, this star is called by the name Bos, meaning the cow in Latin....	ρ	11	194943	101027	4.77	2.37	99	F3V
η Cap Eta Capricorni Eta Capricorni is a binary star in the constellation Capricornus. It also has the traditional star name Arm. It is approximately 158 light years from Earth....	η	22	200499	104019	4.82	1.39	158	A5V	Arm, Zhou (周), Chow
π Cap Pi Capricorni Pi Capricorni is a double star in the constellation Capricornus. It also has the traditional star name Okul or Oculus...	π	10	194636	100881	5.08	−1.47	665	B4V	Okul
μ Cap Mu Capricorni Mu Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. μ Capricorni is a yellow-white F-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.08 and is approximately 90.2 light years from Earth....	μ	51	207958	108036	5.08	2.87	90	F3IV	Kuh
46 Cap 46 Capricorni 46 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. It is a yellow G-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.10 and is approximately 800 light years from Earth.-Etymology:...	c	46	206834	107382	5.10	−1.85	799	G8II-III	part of Saʽd al Suʽud
υ Cap Upsilon Capricorni Upsilon Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. υ Capricorni is a M-type red giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.15. It is approximately 760 light years from Earth....	υ	15	196777	101984	5.15	−1.67	755	M1III
42 Cap 42 Capricorni 42 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus.42 Capricorni is a yellow G-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.16. It is approximately 106 light years from Earth. It is classified as an RS Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies from...		42	206301	107095	5.16	2.60	106	G2V	BY Cap; RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...
φ Cap Phi Capricorni Phi Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. φ Capricorni is an orange K-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.17...	φ	28	202320	104963	5.17	−1.46	691	K0II/III
τ Cap Tau Capricorni The Bayer designation Tau Capricorni is shared by two star systems, in the constellation Capricornus:* τ¹ Capricorni* τ² Capricorni, being the brighter of the two, often simply called τ CapricorniThey are separated by 0.50° on the sky....	τ, τ²	14	196662	101923	5.24	−3.41	1753	B7III
41 Cap 41 Capricorni 41 Capricorni is a binary star in the constellation Capricornus. It is approximately 247 light years from Earth.The primary component, 41 Capricorni A, is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.24. The companion, 41 Capricorni B, is a twelfth magnitude star located 5.5 arcseconds...		41	206356	107128	5.24	0.84	247	K0III
σ Cap Sigma Capricorni Sigma Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. σ Capricorni is an orange K-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.28. It is approximately 700 light years from Earth....	σ	7	193150	100195	5.28	−1.37	697	K2III
χ Cap Chi Capricorni Chi Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. χ Capricorni is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.30...	χ	25	201184	104365	5.30	1.46	191	A0V
29 Cap		29	202369	104974	5.31	−1.11	628	M2III
33 Cap		33	203638	105665	5.38	1.16	228	K0III
30 Cap		30	202671	105143	5.40	−0.85	579	B5II/III
λ Cap Lambda Capricorni Lambda Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus.λ Capricorni is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.57. It is approximately 294 light years from Earth....	λ	48	207052	107517	5.57	0.80	294	A1V
87 G. Cap			203475	105576	5.63	−0.92	667	M0III
29 G. Cap			195564	101345	5.66	3.74	79	G3V
63 G. Cap			199260	103389	5.70	4.09	68	F7V
37 Cap		37	205289	106559	5.70	3.53	88	F5V
Gl 785			192310	99825	5.73	6.00	29	K3V	has a planet (b)
19 Cap		19	199012	103226	5.78	0.36	395	K0III
35 Cap		35	204139	105928	5.78	0.02	462	K3III
43 G. Cap			196857	102026	5.79	0.77	329	K0III
ξ² Cap Xi2 Capricorni Xi2 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus. ξ2 Capricorni is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.84. It is approximately 91.5 light years from Earth....	ξ	2	191862	99572	5.84	3.60	91	F5V
4 Cap		4	192879	100062	5.86	0.76	341	G8III
52 G. Cap			198174	102772	5.86	−1.37	911	B8II
44 Cap		44	206561	107232	5.88	0.39	409	A9/F0V
64 G. Cap			199443	103460	5.89	2.12	185	A2/A3III
17 Cap		17	197725	102487	5.91	1.32	270	A1V
ο Cap Omicron Capricorni Omicron Capricorni is a binary star in the constellation Capricornus. It is approximately 137 light years from Earth....	ο	12	195094	101123	5.94	1.62	239	A1V	binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
45 Cap		45	206677	107302	5.96	2.36	171	A7IV/V
47 Cap		47	207005	107487	6.00	−1.89	1235	M3III	AG Cap
67 G. Cap			200052	103777	6.04	1.24	298	A3V
79 G. Cap			202261	104914	6.05	0.78	368	K0III
BW Cap (134 G. Cap)			208735	108494	6.06	−3.64	2835	M2III
21 Cap		21	199947	103703	6.07	−0.05	545	K3III
109 G. Cap			206005	106938	6.07	1.12	319	K0
β² Cap Beta Capricorni Beta Capricorni is a star system in the constellation Capricornus. It has the traditional name Dabih, which comes from the Arabic الذابح al-dhābiḥ, meaning "the butcher". The β Capricorni system is located 328 light years from Earth...	β²		193452	100325	6.09	1.18	313	B9.5III/IV	component of the β Cap system
27 G. Cap			195330	101221	6.10	1.15	318	K1/K2III+..
31 G. Cap			195838	101507	6.11	3.53	107	G0V
24 G. Cap			195006	101090	6.13	0.07	531	K5III
AV Cap (1 G. Cap)			191110	99221	6.18	0.15	524	B9.5III	α² CVn variable
75 G. Cap			201057	104297	6.18	0.57	432	B9.5V
32 G. Cap			196078	101608	6.19	1.91	235	A5II/III
128 G. Cap			207760	107901	6.19	2.15	210	F0V
53 G. Cap			198208	102780	6.20	−1.49	1124	K3III
114 G. Cap			206546	107238	6.23	1.02	360	A0m...
27 Cap		27	201352	104452	6.25	2.59	176	F2IV/V
20 Cap		20	199728	103616	6.26	0.66	430	Ap Si	AO Cap; α² CVn variable
15 G. Cap			193896	100524	6.29	0.66	435	G5II-III
44 G. Cap			196947	102094	6.29	−0.19	644	K2III
3 Cap		3	192666	99918	6.30	0.26	527	B9IV
124 G. Cap			207503	107750	6.31	0.35	506	A1/A2III
58 G. Cap			198732	103071	6.32	1.94	245	K0III
ξ¹ Cap Xi1 Capricorni Xi1 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus.ξ1 Capricorni is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +6.34. It is approximately 483 light years from Earth....	ξ¹	1	191753	99529	6.34	0.49	483	K0III
28 G. Cap			195549	101384	6.35	1.19	350	A0V
40 G. Cap			196761	101997	6.36	5.53	48	G8/K0V
35 G. Cap			196385	101808	6.38	2.87	164	A9V
89 G. Cap			203639	105662	6.38	0.56	476	K0III
125 G. Cap			207552	107797	6.38	−0.40	739	K3III
BE Cap (2 G. Cap)			191639	99457	6.39	−11.22	108720	B1V	Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
107 G. Cap			205342	106590	6.39	1.03	385	K1III
20 G. Cap			194918	101011	6.41	0.02	617	G8III
103 G. Cap			204943	106363	6.43	2.22	226	A7V
88 G. Cap			203607	105646	6.47	−0.71	888	K1III
			197540	102414	6.50	0.70	470	G8III
ο Cap Omicron Capricorni Omicron Capricorni is a binary star in the constellation Capricornus. It is approximately 137 light years from Earth....	ο	12	195093	101120	6.74	3.63	136	A7/A8V
τ¹ Cap Tau1 Capricorni Tau¹ Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus.τ¹ Capricorni is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +6.76. It is approximately 884 light years from Earth....	τ¹	13	196348	101751	6.76	−0.40	883	K1III
50 Cap		50	207061	107527	7.01	3.04	203	F6V
31 Cap		31	202723	105168	7.07	1.99	338	F0V
HD 204313 HD 204313 HD 204313 is an 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 155 light years away in the constellation Capricornus. In August 2009, this sun-like star is found to have a gas giant planet similar in size to Jupiter in orbit around it....			204313	106006	7.99	4.61	154	G5V	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 204313 b HD 204313 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 204313, located approximately 155 light years away in the constellation Capricorn. This planet orbits the star at a distance of 3.082 astronomical units and takes 1931 days or 5.29 years to revolve around the star. It... )
HD 202206 HD 202206 HD 202206 is a yellow dwarf star approximately 151 light-years away in the constellation Capricornus. The star is orbited by two companions with substellar masses in a near-resonant configuration.- Distance, age and metallicity :...			202206	104903	8.08	4.75	151	G6V	has a brown dwarf Brown dwarf Brown dwarfs are sub-stellar objects which are too low in mass to sustain hydrogen-1 fusion reactions in their cores, which is characteristic of stars on the main sequence. Brown dwarfs have fully convective surfaces and interiors, with no chemical differentiation by depth... (b HD 202206 b HD 202206 b is a substellar object orbiting the star HD 202206 approximately 151 light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus. The classification of this object as an extrasolar planet or a brown dwarf is currently unclear... ) and a planet (c HD 202206 c HD 202206 c is an extrasolar planet discovered on November 16, 2004, using long-term observation of a formerly unconfirmed second planet after the discovery of a brown dwarf around the star.... )
HD 204941			204941	106353	8.45		88	K2V	has a planet Planet A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,... (b)

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