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ε Capricorni (epsilon Capricorni)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:03 | Tran: 7:17 | Set: 11:31
Alt: -37.94°   Az: 72.26°   Direction: East-North-East

ε Capricorni is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Capricornus.

ε Capricorni visual magnitude is 4.68. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Capricorni 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 ε Capricorni (epsilon Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of ε Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Capricorni during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 38m 29s
-19° 21’ 04”
15h 31m 03s
13h 09m 33s

J2000

21h 37m 04s
-19° 27’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

31.94°
-44.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Capricorni (epsilon Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.68
Main-sequence

-1.86
B2V
12902K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε 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 ε Capricorni double sysyem:

4.68
5.98
1.3
0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Capricorni is distant 662.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

203.25
662.60
-24 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Capricorni
(epsilon Capricorni)
39 Capricorni
SAO164520
SAO164520

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 109.4°
Max altitude: 19.2°
Azimuth: 250.6°