46 Capricorni

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:29 | Tran: 21:42 | Set: 2:58

Alt: 3.10° Az: 251.41° Direction: West-South-West

46 Capricorni is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Capricornus.

46 Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.09. Because of its faintness, 46 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 46 Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of 46 Capricorni during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 46m 19s

Declination -08° 58’ 03”

Hour Angle 04h 53m 28s

Sideral Time 02h 39m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 45m 00s

Declination -09° 04’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 46.17°

Galactic Latitude -42.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 46 Capricorni.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.09

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.86

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 46 Capricorni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 46 Capricorni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

46 Capricorni is distant 799.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 245.10

Distance (light year) 799.02

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 46 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206834

SAO Catalogue SAO145637

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107382

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 5829

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 46 Capricorni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.0° RISE 16:29

Max altitude: 29.6° TRANSIT 21:42

Azimuth: 261.0° SET 2:58

Set Location

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