χ Capricorni (chi Capricorni)

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:59 | Tran: 6:01 | Set: 10:04

Alt: -58.65° Az: 342.11° Direction: North-North-West

χ Capricorni is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Capricornus.

χ Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, χ 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.

Image of χ Capricorni (chi Capricorni) star

DSS2 image of χ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Capricorni during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 10m 00s

Declination -21° 05’ 22”

Hour Angle 11h 20m 32s

Sidereal Time 08h 30m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 08m 33s

Declination -21° 11’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.84°

Galactic Latitude -39.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Capricorni (chi Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.3

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.46

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

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

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

Star System Properties

χ Capricorni is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the χ Capricorni double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.3

Secondary star magnitude 11

Magnitude difference 5.7

Separation 67 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Capricorni is distant 191.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.62

Distance (light year) 191.09

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Capricorni
(chi Capricorni)

Flamsteed designation 25 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD201184

SAO Catalogue SAO190050

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104365

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 5933

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9720

FK5 Catalogue 3690

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 111.1° RISE 1:59

Max altitude: 17.4° TRANSIT 6:01

Azimuth: 248.9° SET 10:04

Set Location

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