33 Capricorni

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:36 | Tran: 5:41 | Set: 9:46

Alt: 3.81° Az: 229.18° Direction: South-West

33 Capricorni is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Capricornus.

33 Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, 33 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 33 Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Capricorni during the next 1000 years (-0.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 25m 35s

Declination -20° 44’ 29”

Hour Angle 03h 35m 24s

Sidereal Time 01h 00m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 24m 09s

Declination -20° 51’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 28.78°

Galactic Latitude -42.56°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.41

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.19

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Capricorni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Capricorni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

33 Capricorni is distant 227.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.88

Distance (light year) 227.81

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.125"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 33 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203638

SAO Catalogue SAO190295

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105665

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 6007

FK5 Catalogue 3707

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13683

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 33 Capricorni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.7° RISE 1:36

Max altitude: 17.8° TRANSIT 5:41

Azimuth: 249.3° SET 9:46

Set Location

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