41 Capricorni
41 Capricorni is a double giant star in the constellation of Capricornus.
41 Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its reltive faintness, 41 Capricorni should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 41 Capricorni:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 41 Capricorni
41 Capricorni is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 41 Capricorni are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 41 Capricorni in the sky:
Visibility of 41 Capricorni from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 41 Capricorni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 41 Capricorni
The image below is a photograph of 41 Capricorni from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 41 Capricorni is 0.102 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.089 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 41 Capricorni from the Sun and relative movement
41 Capricorni is distant 247.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 41 Capricorni
41 Capricorni belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Capricorni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
41 Capricorni star system properties
41 Capricorni is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 41 Capricorni double sysyem: