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ψ Capricorni (psi Capricorni)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:14 | Tran: 10:49 | Set: 14:23
Alt: 9.72°   Az: 204.75°   Direction: South-South-West

ψ Capricorni is a main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Capricornus.

ψ Capricorni visual magnitude is 4.14. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ 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 ψ Capricorni (psi Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of ψ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Capricorni during the next 1000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 47m 34s
-25° 10’ 39”
01h 48m 30s
22h 36m 05s

J2000

20h 46m 05s
-25° 16’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

20.01°
-35.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Capricorni (psi Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.14
Main-sequence

3.31
F4V
6724K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Capricorni is distant 47.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

14.67
47.83
26 km/s
-0.05 arcsec/y
-0.157"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ Capricorni
(psi Capricorni)
16 Capricorni
SAO189664
SAO189664

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 115.2°
Max altitude: 13.3°
Azimuth: 244.8°