μ Capricorni (mu Capricorni)

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:05 | Tran: 21:54 | Set: 2:47

Alt: -51.00° Az: 16.52° Direction: North-North-East

μ Capricorni is a giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Capricornus.

μ Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its faintness, μ 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 μ Capricorni (mu Capricorni) star

DSS2 image of μ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Capricorni during the next 1000 years (5.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 54m 38s

Declination -13° 26’ 02”

Hour Angle 12h 42m 23s

Sideral Time 10h 37m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 53m 17s

Declination -13° 33’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 41.88°

Galactic Latitude -46.35°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for μ Capricorni (mu Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.87

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Capricorni is distant 90.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 27.66

Distance (light year) 90.18

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.313 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Capricorni
(mu Capricorni)

Flamsteed designation 51 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207958

SAO Catalogue SAO164713

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108036

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 6149

Gliese Catalogue Gl 838.5

FK5 Catalogue 1577

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 103.4° RISE 17:05

Max altitude: 25.1° TRANSIT 21:54

Azimuth: 256.6° SET 2:47

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus