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φ Capricorni (phi Capricorni)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:08 | Tran: 18:15 | Set: 22:21
Alt: 15.83°   Az: 199.60°   Direction: South-South-West

φ Capricorni is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Capricornus.

φ Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, φ 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 φ Capricorni (phi Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of φ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Capricorni during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 17m 02s
-20° 32’ 49”
01h 20m 39s
22h 37m 42s

J2000

21h 15m 37s
-20° 39’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

28.19°
-40.61°

Finder Chart

Finder chart φ Capricorni (phi Capricorni) star
Simplified finder chart for φ Capricorni (phi Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.24
Giant

-1.39
G9
4368K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Capricorni is distant 690.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

211.86
690.68
-5 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Capricorni
(phi Capricorni)
28 Capricorni
SAO190173
SAO190173

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 110.5°
Max altitude: 18.0°
Azimuth: 249.5°