λ Capricorni (lambda Capricorni)

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:49 | Tran: 3:03 | Set: 9:14

Alt: 18.87° Az: 263.11° Direction: West

λ Capricorni is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Capricornus.

λ Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, λ 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 λ Capricorni (lambda Capricorni) star

DSS2 image of λ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Capricorni during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 47m 54s

Declination -11° 14’ 49”

Hour Angle 04h 53m 12s

Sidereal Time 02h 41m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 46m 32s

Declination -11° 21’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 43.64°

Galactic Latitude -43.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Capricorni (lambda Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Capricorni is distant 293.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 90.09

Distance (light year) 293.69

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Capricorni
(lambda Capricorni)

Flamsteed designation 48 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207052

SAO Catalogue SAO164639

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107517

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 6087

FK5 Catalogue 818

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ Capricorni (lambda Capricorni) rise, transit and set times from Chongwe, Zambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lusaka):

Azimuth: 101.2° RISE 20:49

Max altitude: 85.9° TRANSIT 3:03

Azimuth: 258.8° SET 9:14

Name:	Chongwe, Zambia
Latitude:	15° 19' 45.1" S
Longitude:	28° 40' 55.2" E
Timezone:	Africa/Lusaka

Set Location

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