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η Capricorni (eta Capricorni)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:13 | Tran: 6:25 | Set: 10:36
Alt: -35.60°   Az: 76.59°   Direction: East-North-East

η Capricorni is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Capricornus.

η Capricorni visual magnitude is 4.84. Because of its moderate brightness, η 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 η Capricorni (eta Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of η Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of η Capricorni during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 05m 50s
-19° 45’ 10”
15h 48m 44s
12h 54m 35s

J2000

21h 04m 24s
-19° 51’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

28.05°
-37.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Capricorni (eta Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.84
Main-sequence

1.41
A5V
8403K

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

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

Star System Properties

η 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 η Capricorni double sysyem:

4.84
6.14
1.3
0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Capricorni is distant 157.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

48.45
157.95
24 km/s
-0.034 arcsec/y
-0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

η Capricorni
(eta Capricorni)
22 Capricorni
SAO189986
SAO189986
Gl 816.2A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 109.8°
Max altitude: 18.8°
Azimuth: 250.2°