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ρ Capricorni (rho Capricorni)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:39 | Tran: 20:02 | Set: 0:26
Alt: -8.37°   Az: 108.03°   Direction: East-South-East

ρ Capricorni is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Capricornus.

ρ Capricorni visual magnitude is 4.78. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 ρ Capricorni (rho Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of ρ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Capricorni during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 30m 16s
-17° 43’ 47”
18h 35m 58s
15h 06m 14s

J2000

20h 28m 51s
-17° 48’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

26.8°
-29.27°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ρ Capricorni (rho Capricorni) star
Simplified finder chart for ρ Capricorni (rho Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.78
Sub-giant

2.38
F2IV
6989K

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

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

Star System Properties

ρ Capricorni is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ρ Capricorni double sysyem:

4.78
6.48
1.7
249.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Capricorni is distant 98.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

30.27
98.67
18 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

ρ Capricorni
(rho Capricorni)
11 Capricorni
SAO163614
SAO163614
Gl 791.1A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 107.7°
Max altitude: 20.8°
Azimuth: 252.3°