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public  Kālia, Bangladesh Kālia, Bangladesh  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Dhaka
Sunrise: 5:21 
Transit: 12:05 
Sunset: 18:50
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σ Capricorni (sigma Capricorni)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:09 | Tran: 1:34 | Set: 7:02
Alt: -55.76°   Az: 269.71°   Direction: West

σ Capricorni is a double bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Capricornus.

σ Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, σ 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 σ Capricorni (sigma Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of σ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of σ Capricorni during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 20m 51s
-19° 02’ 13”
09h 33m 53s
05h 54m 45s

J2000

20h 19m 23s
-19° 07’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

24.48°
-27.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for σ Capricorni (sigma Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.28
Bright giant

-1.37
K3II
3950K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

5.28
8.78
3.5
56.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

σ Capricorni is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

213.68
696.58
-11 km/s
0.009 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

σ Capricorni
(sigma Capricorni)
7 Capricorni
SAO163445
SAO163445

Visibility from Your Location

Today's σ Capricorni (sigma Capricorni) rise, transit and set times from Kālia, Bangladesh are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Dhaka):

Azimuth: 109.0°
Max altitude: 47.9°
Azimuth: 251.0°