29 Capricorni

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:33 | Tran: 6:12 | Set: 10:52

Alt: -43.40° Az: 307.85° Direction: North-West

29 Capricorni is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Capricornus.

29 Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, 29 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 29 Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of 29 Capricorni during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 17m 08s

Declination -15° 03’ 52”

Hour Angle 09h 34m 12s

Sidereal Time 06h 51m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 15m 44s

Declination -15° 10’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 34.86°

Galactic Latitude -38.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.14

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 29 Capricorni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 29 Capricorni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

29 Capricorni is distant 628.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 192.68

Distance (light year) 628.13

Radial Speed -38 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 29 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202369

SAO Catalogue SAO164263

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104974

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 5935

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13620

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 29 Capricorni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.1° RISE 1:33

Max altitude: 23.5° TRANSIT 6:12

Azimuth: 254.9° SET 10:52

Set Location

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