27 Capricorni

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:36 | Tran: 20:43 | Set: 0:50

Alt: 9.92° Az: 217.87° Direction: South-West

27 Capricorni is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Capricornus.

27 Capricorni visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, 27 Capricorni is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 27 Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of 27 Capricorni during the next 1000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 10m 57s

Declination -20° 27’ 16”

Hour Angle 02h 40m 45s

Sidereal Time 23h 51m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 09m 33s

Declination -20° 33’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 27.71°

Galactic Latitude -39.23°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 27 Capricorni.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.59

Spectral Type F1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 27 Capricorni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 27 Capricorni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

27 Capricorni is distant 175.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.85

Distance (light year) 175.55

Radial Speed -43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.12 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.124"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 27 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD201352

SAO Catalogue SAO190069

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104452

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 5940

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13566

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 27 Capricorni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.5° RISE 16:36

Max altitude: 18.1° TRANSIT 20:43

Azimuth: 249.5° SET 0:50

Set Location

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