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Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:00
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θ Capricorni (theta Capricorni)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:28 | Tran: 11:55 | Set: 16:23
Alt: -55.57°   Az: 354.90°   Direction: North

θ Capricorni is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Capricornus.

θ Capricorni visual magnitude is 4.07. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Capricorni (theta Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of θ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Capricorni during the next 10000 years (13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 07m 21s
-17° 07’ 52”
11h 47m 55s
08h 55m 17s

J2000

21h 05m 56s
-17° 13’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

31.31°
-37.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Capricorni (theta Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.07
Main-sequence

0.64
A1V
10252K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Capricorni is distant 158.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

48.52
158.18
-11 km/s
0.083 arcsec/y
-0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Capricorni
(theta Capricorni)
23 Capricorni
SAO164132
SAO164132

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 107.1°
Max altitude: 21.4°
Azimuth: 252.9°