κ Capricorni (kappa Capricorni)

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:18 | Tran: 21:36 | Set: 1:57

Alt: -18.19° Az: 262.50° Direction: West

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

κ Capricorni visual magnitude is 4.73. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Capricorni (kappa Capricorni) star

DSS2 image of κ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Capricorni during the next 1000 years (2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 44m 01s

Declination -18° 45’ 08”

Hour Angle 06h 23m 35s

Sideral Time 04h 07m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 42m 39s

Declination -18° 51’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 33.38°

Galactic Latitude -46.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for κ Capricorni (kappa Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.73

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.02

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Capricorni is distant 290.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.13

Distance (light year) 290.55

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.147 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Capricorni
(kappa Capricorni)

Flamsteed designation 43 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206453

SAO Catalogue SAO164593

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107188

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 6152

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 108.8° RISE 17:18

Max altitude: 19.8° TRANSIT 21:36

Azimuth: 251.2° SET 1:57

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus