List of stars in Capricornus
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Capricornus, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name | B | F | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. |
abs. mag. |
Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes | |||
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δ Cap | δ | 49 | 207098 | 107556 | 21h 47m 02.29s | −16° 07′ 35.6″ | 2.85 | 2.49 | 39 | A5mF2 (IV) | Deneb Algiedi, Scheddi; Algol variable, Vmax = 2.81m, Vmin = 3.05m, P = 1.0227688 d | ||||
β1 Cap | β1 | 9 | 193495 | 100345 | 20h 21m 00.65s | −14° 46′ 53.0″ | 3.05 | −2.07 | 344 | A5:n | Dabih; multiple star system; variable star, ΔV = 0.003m, P = 1.40657 d | ||||
α2 Cap | α2 | 6 | 192947 | 100064 | 20h 18m 03.22s | −12° 32′ 41.5″ | 3.58 | 0.97 | 109 | G6/G8III | Algedi Secunda, Secunda Giedi; suspected variable | ||||
γ Cap | γ | 40 | 206088 | 106985 | 21h 40m 05.34s | −16° 39′ 44.1″ | 3.69 | 0.54 | 139 | A7III:mp... | Nashira; α 2 CVn variable | ||||
ζ Cap | ζ | 34 | 204075 | 105881 | 21h 26m 40.03s | −22° 24′ 41.0″ | 3.77 | −1.66 | 398 | G4Ibp... | Yan (燕), Yen;[1] suspected eclipsing binary | ||||
θ Cap | θ | 23 | 200761 | 104139 | 21h 05m 56.78s | −17° 13′ 57.8″ | 4.08 | 0.65 | 158 | A1V | Qin (秦), Tsin,[1] Dorsum | ||||
ω Cap | ω | 18 | 198542 | 102978 | 20h 51m 49.30s | −26° 55′ 08.9″ | 4.12 | −2.30 | 628 | K4III | suspected variable | ||||
ψ Cap | ψ | 16 | 197692 | 102485 | 20h 46m 05.77s | −25° 16′ 13.9″ | 4.13 | 3.30 | 48 | F5V | Yue;[1] rotating variable, Vmax = 4.13m, Vmin = 4.14m, P = 4.932 d | ||||
ι Cap | ι | 32 | 203387 | 105515 | 21h 22m 14.78s | −16° 50′ 04.4″ | 4.27 | 0.18 | 215 | G8III | Dai (代), Tae;[1] BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.06m | ||||
α1 Cap | α1 | 5 | 192876 | 100027 | 20h 17m 38.86s | −12° 30′ 29.6″ | 4.30 | −2.32 | 686 | G3Ib | Algedi Prima, Prima Giedi; suspected variable | ||||
24 Cap | A | 24 | 200914 | 104234 | 21h 07m 07.69s | −25° 00′ 20.7″ | 4.49 | −1.53 | 522 | K5/M0III | suspected variable | ||||
36 Cap | b | 36 | 204381 | 106039 | 21h 28m 43.32s | −21° 48′ 25.8″ | 4.50 | 0.80 | 179 | K0III | Jin (晉)[2], Tsin[1] | ||||
ε Cap | ε | 39 | 205637 | 106723 | 21h 37m 04.82s | −19° 27′ 57.6″ | 4.51 | −2.03 | 1,060 | B2.5Vpe | Castra, Kastra; binary star system; γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.48m, Vmin = 4.72m | ||||
κ Cap | κ | 43 | 206453 | 107188 | 21h 42m 39.42s | −18° 51′ 58.7″ | 4.72 | −0.03 | 291 | G8III | |||||
ν Cap | ν | 8 | 193432 | 100310 | 20h 20m 39.81s | −12° 45′ 32.6″ | 4.77 | 0.16 | 272 | B9IV | Alshat | ||||
ρ Cap | ρ | 11 | 194943 | 101027 | 20h 28m 51.62s | −17° 48′ 49.2″ | 4.77 | 2.37 | 99 | F3V | Bos | ||||
η Cap | η | 22 | 200499 | 104019 | 21h 04m 24.32s | −19° 51′ 17.8″ | 4.82 | 1.39 | 158 | A5V | Armus, Zhou (周), Chow[1] | ||||
μ Cap | μ | 51 | 207958 | 108036 | 21h 53m 17.58s | −13° 33′ 06.5″ | 5.07 | 2.87 | 90 | F3IV | Kuh;[1] suspected variable, ΔV = 0.03m | ||||
π Cap | π | 10 | 194636 | 100881 | 20h 27m 19.20s | −18° 12′ 42.1″ | 5.08 | −1.47 | 665 | B4V | Okul | ||||
46 Cap | c | 46 | 206834 | 107382 | 21h 45m 00.25s | −09° 04′ 56.7″ | 5.10 | −1.85 | 799 | G8II-III | part of Saʽd al Suʽud[3][4] | ||||
υ Cap | υ | 15 | 196777 | 101984 | 20h 40m 02.96s | −18° 08′ 19.0″ | 5.15 | −1.67 | 755 | M1III | suspected variable | ||||
42 Cap | 42 | BY | 206301 | 107095 | 21h 41m 32.93s | −14° 02′ 48.7″ | 5.16 | 2.60 | 106 | G2V | RS CVn variable, Vmax = 5.13m, Vmin = 5.18m | ||||
φ Cap | φ | 28 | 202320 | 104963 | 21h 15m 37.89s | −20° 39′ 06.1″ | 5.17 | −1.46 | 691 | K0II/III | |||||
τ2 Cap | τ2 | 14 | 196662 | 101923 | 20h 39m 16.32s | −14° 57′ 17.0″ | 5.24 | −3.41 | 1753 | B7III | |||||
41 Cap | 41 | 206356 | 107128 | 21h 42m 00.64s | −23° 15′ 45.5″ | 5.24 | 0.84 | 247 | K0III | ||||||
σ Cap | σ | 7 | 193150 | 100195 | 20h 19m 23.60s | −19° 07′ 06.6″ | 5.28 | −1.37 | 697 | K2III | |||||
χ Cap | χ | 25 | 201184 | 104365 | 21h 08m 33.61s | −21° 11′ 36.7″ | 5.30 | 1.46 | 191 | A0V | |||||
29 Cap | 29 | 202369 | 104974 | 21h 15m 44.83s | −15° 10′ 17.4″ | 5.31 | −1.11 | 628 | M2III | semiregular variable | |||||
33 Cap | 33 | 203638 | 105665 | 21h 24m 09.60s | −20° 51′ 05.6″ | 5.38 | 1.16 | 228 | K0III | suspected variable, Vmax = 5.35m, Vmin = 5.77m | |||||
30 Cap | 30 | 202671 | 105143 | 21h 17m 57.28s | −17° 59′ 06.5″ | 5.40 | −0.85 | 579 | B5II/III | α2 CVn variable | |||||
λ Cap | λ | 48 | 207052 | 107517 | 21h 46m 32.08s | −11° 21′ 57.4″ | 5.57 | 0.80 | 294 | A1V | |||||
HD 203475 | 203475 | 105576 | 21h 23m 00.47s | −22° 40′ 08.6″ | 5.63 | −0.92 | 667 | M0III | variable star, ΔV = 0.018m, P = 4.95221 d | ||||||
HD 195564 | 195564 | 101345 | 20h 32m 23.51s | −09° 51′ 13.1″ | 5.66 | 3.74 | 79 | G3V | |||||||
HD 199260 | 199260 | 103389 | 20h 56m 47.27s | −26° 17′ 46.4″ | 5.70 | 4.09 | 68 | F7V | suspected variable, Vmax = 5.68m, Vmin = 5.74m | ||||||
37 Cap | 37 | 205289 | 106559 | 21h 34m 51.07s | −20° 05′ 03.8″ | 5.70 | 3.53 | 88 | F5V | ||||||
HD 192310 | 192310 | 99825 | 20h 15m 16.58s | −27° 01′ 57.1″ | 5.73 | 6.00 | 29 | K3V | suspected variable, Vmax = 5.72m, Vmin = 5.76m; has two planets (b) and (c) | ||||||
19 Cap | 19 | 199012 | 103226 | 20h 54m 47.85s | −17° 55′ 22.3″ | 5.78 | 0.36 | 395 | K0III | ||||||
35 Cap | 35 | 204139 | 105928 | 21h 27m 14.83s | −21° 11′ 46.1″ | 5.78 | 0.02 | 462 | K3III | ||||||
HD 196857 | 196857 | 102026 | 20h 40m 32.56s | −16° 07′ 27.7″ | 5.79 | 0.77 | 329 | K0III | |||||||
ξ2 Cap | ξ2 | 2 | 191862 | 99572 | 20h 12m 25.76s | −12° 37′ 01.3″ | 5.84 | 3.60 | 91 | F5V | |||||
4 Cap | 4 | 192879 | 100062 | 20h 18m 01.38s | −21° 48′ 35.6″ | 5.86 | 0.76 | 341 | G8III | ||||||
HD 198174 | 198174 | 102772 | 20h 49m 17.61s | −25° 46′ 52.3″ | 5.86 | −1.37 | 911 | B8II | α2 CVn variable | ||||||
44 Cap | 44 | 206561 | 107232 | 21h 43m 04.40s | −14° 23′ 59.1″ | 5.88 | 0.39 | 409 | A9/F0V | ||||||
HD 199443 | 199443 | 103460 | 20h 57m 40.61s | −16° 01′ 53.6″ | 5.89 | 2.12 | 185 | A2/A3III | α2 CVn variable | ||||||
17 Cap | 17 | 197725 | 102487 | 20h 46m 09.97s | −21° 30′ 50.4″ | 5.91 | 1.32 | 270 | A1V | ||||||
ο Cap A | ο | 12 | 195094 | 101123 | 20h 29m 53.89s | −18° 34′ 58.7″ | 5.94 | 1.62 | 239 | A1V | binary star | ||||
45 Cap | 45 | 206677 | 107302 | 21h 44m 00.98s | −14° 44′ 57.8″ | 5.96 | 2.36 | 171 | A7IV/V | ||||||
47 Cap | 47 | AG | 207005 | 107487 | 21h 46m 16.26s | −09° 16′ 33.4″ | 6.00 | −1.89 | 1235 | M3III | semiregular variable, Vmax = 5.9m, Vmin = 6.14m, P = 25 d | ||||
HD 200052 | 200052 | 103777 | 21h 01m 45.27s | −26° 52′ 51.4″ | 6.04 | 1.24 | 298 | A3V | |||||||
HD 202261 | 202261 | 104914 | 21h 15m 06.62s | −17° 20′ 42.3″ | 6.05 | 0.78 | 368 | K0III | suspected variable | ||||||
BW Cap | BW | 208735 | 108494 | 21h 58m 43.78s | −21° 10′ 58.5″ | 6.06 | −3.64 | 2835 | M2III | slow irregular variable | |||||
21 Cap | 21 | 199947 | 103703 | 21h 00m 51.78s | −17° 31′ 51.1″ | 6.07 | −0.05 | 545 | K3III | ||||||
HD 206005 | 206005 | 106938 | 21h 39m 28.09s | −10° 34′ 36.4″ | 6.07 | 1.12 | 319 | K0 | |||||||
β2 Cap | β2 | 193452 | 100325 | 20h 20m 46.52s | −14° 47′ 05.6″ | 6.09 | 1.18 | 313 | B9.5III/IV | component of the β Cap system | |||||
HD 195330 | 195330 | 101221 | 20h 31m 04.33s | −15° 03′ 21.8″ | 6.10 | 1.15 | 318 | K1/K2III+.. | |||||||
HD 195838 | 195838 | 101507 | 20h 34m 11.66s | −13° 43′ 16.5″ | 6.11 | 3.53 | 107 | G0V | |||||||
HD 195006 | 195006 | 101090 | 20h 29m 31.34s | −22° 23′ 29.4″ | 6.13 | 0.07 | 531 | K5III | |||||||
HD 191110 | AV | 191110 | 99221 | 20h 08m 31.27s | −10° 03′ 45.0″ | 6.18 | 0.15 | 524 | B9.5III | α2 CVn variable | |||||
HD 201057 | 201057 | 104297 | 21h 07m 44.68s | −17° 27′ 20.8″ | 6.18 | 0.57 | 432 | B9.5V | |||||||
HD 196078 | 196078 | 101608 | 20h 35m 32.21s | −16° 31′ 32.9″ | 6.19 | 1.91 | 235 | A5II/III | |||||||
HD 207760 | 207760 | 107901 | 21h 51m 41.66s | −18° 37′ 21.9″ | 6.19 | 2.15 | 210 | F0V | |||||||
HD 198208 | 198208 | 102780 | 20h 49m 20.54s | −18° 02′ 08.8″ | 6.20 | −1.49 | 1124 | K3III | |||||||
HD 206546 | 206546 | 107238 | 21h 43m 13.48s | −19° 37′ 15.4″ | 6.23 | 1.02 | 360 | A0m... | |||||||
27 Cap | 27 | 201352 | 104452 | 21h 09m 32.93s | −20° 33′ 22.8″ | 6.25 | 2.59 | 176 | F2IV/V | ||||||
20 Cap | 20 | AO | 199728 | 103616 | 20h 59m 36.13s | −19° 02′ 06.8″ | 6.26 | 0.66 | 430 | Ap Si | α2 CVn variable, Vmax = 6.25m, Vmin = 6.30m, P = 2.2411 d | ||||
HD 193896 | 193896 | 100524 | 20h 23m 00.78s | −09° 39′ 16.8″ | 6.29 | 0.66 | 435 | G5II-III | |||||||
HD 196947 | 196947 | 102094 | 20h 41m 24.26s | −25° 59′ 59.5″ | 6.29 | −0.19 | 644 | K2III | |||||||
3 Cap | 3 | 192666 | 99918 | 20h 16m 22.80s | −12° 20′ 13.5″ | 6.30 | 0.26 | 527 | B9IV | ||||||
HD 207503 | 207503 | 107750 | 21h 49m 41.02s | −12° 43′ 22.5″ | 6.31 | 0.35 | 506 | A1/A2III | |||||||
HD 198732 | 198732 | 103071 | 20h 53m 01.10s | −23° 46′ 59.0″ | 6.32 | 1.94 | 245 | K0III | |||||||
ξ1 Cap | ξ1 | 1 | 191753 | 99529 | 20h 11m 57.90s | −12° 23′ 32.5″ | 6.34 | 0.49 | 483 | K0III | |||||
HD 195549 | 195549 | 101384 | 20h 32m 52.35s | −24° 56′ 37.4″ | 6.35 | 1.19 | 350 | A0V | |||||||
HD 196761 | 196761 | 101997 | 20h 40m 11.44s | −23° 46′ 30.0″ | 6.36 | 5.53 | 48 | G8/K0V | |||||||
HD 196385 | 196385 | 101808 | 20h 37m 52.18s | −25° 06′ 33.1″ | 6.38 | 2.87 | 164 | A9V | |||||||
HD 203639 | 203639 | 105662 | 21h 24m 07.94s | −22° 44′ 49.5″ | 6.38 | 0.56 | 476 | K0III | |||||||
HD 207552 | 207552 | 107797 | 21h 50m 12.97s | −16° 50′ 41.6″ | 6.38 | −0.40 | 739 | K3III | |||||||
BE Cap | BE | 191639 | 99457 | 20h 11m 10.08s | −08° 50′ 32.4″ | 6.39 | 2330 | B1V | γ Cas variable, Vmax = 6.16m, Vmin = 6.49m | ||||||
HD 205342 | 205342 | 106590 | 21h 35m 15.91s | −23° 27′ 15.4″ | 6.39 | 1.03 | 385 | K1III | |||||||
HD 194918 | 194918 | 101011 | 20h 28m 43.58s | −15° 44′ 29.4″ | 6.41 | 0.02 | 617 | G8III | |||||||
HD 204943 | 204943 | 106363 | 21h 32m 33.22s | −24° 35′ 25.6″ | 6.43 | 2.22 | 226 | A7V | |||||||
HD 203607 | 203607 | 105646 | 21h 23m 55.86s | −25° 12′ 08.7″ | 6.47 | −0.71 | 888 | K1III | |||||||
HD 197540 | 197540 | 102414 | 20h 45m 13.12s | −27° 14′ 50.3″ | 6.50 | 0.70 | 470 | G8III | |||||||
HD 206893 | 206893 | 107412 | 21h 45m 22.0s | −12° 47′ 00″ | 6.67 | 125 | F5V | has a planets (b) | |||||||
ο Cap B | ο | 12 | 195093 | 101120 | 20h 29m 52.58s | −18° 35′ 10.2″ | 6.74 | 3.63 | 136 | A7/A8V | component of the ο Cap system | ||||
τ1 Cap | τ1 | 13 | 196348 | 101751 | 20h 37m 21.16s | −15° 08′ 50.0″ | 6.76 | −0.40 | 883 | K1III | |||||
50 Cap | 50 | 207061 | 107527 | 21h 46m 42.09s | −11° 41′ 52.2″ | 7.01 | 3.04 | 203 | F6V | ||||||
31 Cap | 31 | 202723 | 105168 | 21h 18m 15.64s | −17° 27′ 44.2″ | 7.07 | 1.99 | 338 | F0V | ||||||
HD 205249 | AS | 205249 | 106497 | 21h 34m 16.57s | −13° 29′ 01.5″ | 7.69 | 610 | K0IIIp | RS CVn variable, Vmax = 7.53m, Vmin = 7.80m, P = 60.64 d | ||||||
HD 204313 | 204313 | 106006 | 21h 28m 12.21s | −21° 43′ 34.5″ | 7.99 | 4.61 | 154 | G5V | has three planets (b, c & d) | ||||||
HD 202206 | 202206 | 104903 | 21h 14m 57.77s | −20° 47′ 21.15″ | 8.08 | 4.75 | 151 | G6V | has a brown dwarf (b) and a planet (c) | ||||||
RS Cap | RS | 200994 | 104252 | 21h 07m 15.43s | −16° 25′ 21.5″ | 8.36 | 2590 | M6/M7III | semiregular variable | ||||||
HD 204941 | 204941 | 106353 | 21h 32m 24s | −20° 57′ 27″ | 8.45 | 88 | K2V | has a planet (b) | |||||||
AT Cap | AT | 195040 | 101098 | 20h 29m 36.86s | −21° 07′ 34.7″ | 8.87 | 4500 | G6III/IV | RS CVn variable, Vmax = 8.87m, Vmin = 9.18m | ||||||
HD 197027 | 197027 | 102152 | 20h 41m 54.63s | −27° 12′ 57.4″ | 9.15 | 253.9 | G3V | solar twin | |||||||
AD Cap | AD | 206046 | 106961 | 21h 39m 48.92s | −16° 00′ 21.0″ | 9.77 | 1010 | K0IV/V | RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.262m, P = 2.9592 d | ||||||
WASP-111 | 21h 55m 04.0s | −22° 36′ 45″ | 10.3 | 685 | F5 | has a transiting planet (b) | |||||||||
HD 358623 | AZ | 358623 | 20h 56m 02.74s | −17° 10′ 53.7″ | 10.48 | K6Ve+M2 | T Tau star, ΔV = 0.098m, P = 3.403 d | ||||||||
HD 193334 | 193334 | 20h 20m 23.0s | −19° 18′ 53″ | 10.68 | G2 | WASP-68, has a transiting planet (b) | |||||||||
TW Cap | TW | 99765 | 20h 14m 28.42s | −13° 50′ 07.9″ | 10.7 | A5Ib... | W Vir variable, Vmax = 9.95m, Vmin = 11.4m, P = 28.585 d | ||||||||
RV Cap | RV | 103755 | 21h 01m 28.87s | −15° 13′ 46.1″ | 10.97 | A8 | RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 10.22m, Vmin = 11.57m, P = 0.44774401 d | ||||||||
YZ Cap | YZ | 358431 | 105285 | 21h 19m 32.41s | −15° 07′ 01.2″ | 11.09 | 793 | F5 | RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 11.02m, Vmin = 11.6m, P = 0.2734563 d | ||||||
HATS-3 | 20h 49m 50.0s | −24° 25′ 44″ | 11.44 | 1477 | F | has a planet (b) | |||||||||
Wolf 922 | BB | 106255 | 21h 31m 18.61s | −09° 47′ 26.5″ | 11.99 | 27.049 | M4.5e | BY Dra variable, Vmax = 11.96m, Vmin = 11.99m | |||||||
WASP-89 | 20h 55m 36.0s | −18° 58′ 16″ | 13.1 | K3 | has a transiting planet (b) | ||||||||||
PSR B2045-16 | 20h 48m 35.45s | −16° 16′ 43.0″ | pulsar | ||||||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Allen 1898: Capricornus in Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
- ^ Consisting with β Aqr (Sadalsuud), ξ Aqr (Deneb Algenubi) and 46 Cap (c Cap), were Saʽd al Suʽud, the Luck of Lucks. See Star Names, R.H. Allen, p. 52
- ^ β Aqr as Nir Saad al Saaoud or Lucida Fortunæ Fortunarum (the brightest of luck of lucks) and ξ Aqr as Thanih Saad al Saaoud or Secunda Fortunæ Fortunarum (the second of luck of lucks). c Cap should be Thalath Fortunæ Fortunarum or Tertia Fortunæ Fortunarum (the third of luck of lucks) consistently, but Al Achsasi Al Mouakket was not designated the title for this star with uncleared consideration. Possibly according to the differences of opinion with R.H.Allen
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