Dabih - β Capricorni (beta Capricorni)

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:45 | Tran: 20:26 | Set: 1:11

Alt: -42.70° Az: 307.22° Direction: North-West

Dabih, also designated as β Capricorni (beta Capricorni), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Capricornus.

Dabih visual magnitude is 3.08. Because of its moderate brightness, Dabih is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Dabih - β Capricorni (beta Capricorni) star

DSS2 image of Dabih. The red arrow shows the motion of Dabih during the next 10000 years (7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 22m 23s

Declination -14° 42’ 05”

Hour Angle 09h 31m 05s

Sideral Time 05h 53m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 21m 00s

Declination -14° 46’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 29.15°

Galactic Latitude -26.37°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Dabih - β Capricorni (beta Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.08

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.04

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.79

Temperature 5311K

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

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

Star System Properties

Dabih 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 Dabih double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.08

Secondary star magnitude 3.38

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Dabih is distant 343.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.49

Distance (light year) 343.88

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Dabih

Bayer designation β Capricorni
(beta Capricorni)

Flamsteed designation 9 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD193495

SAO Catalogue SAO163481

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP100345

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 5629

FK5 Catalogue 762

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 104.7° RISE 15:45

Max altitude: 23.8° TRANSIT 20:26

Azimuth: 255.3° SET 1:11

Set Location

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