θ Capricorni (theta Capricorni)

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:08 | Tran: 20:35 | Set: 1:07

Alt: -16.99° Az: 96.36° Direction: East

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

Right Ascension 21h 07m 20s

Declination -17° 07’ 56”

Hour Angle 17h 36m 11s

Sidereal Time 14h 43m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 05m 56s

Declination -17° 13’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.31°

Galactic Latitude -37.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for θ Capricorni (theta Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.07

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

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

Distance (parsec) 48.52

Distance (light year) 158.18

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.083 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Capricorni
(theta Capricorni)

Flamsteed designation 23 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200761

SAO Catalogue SAO164132

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104139

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 6174

FK5 Catalogue 1552

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° RISE 16:08

Max altitude: 21.4° TRANSIT 20:35

Azimuth: 252.9° SET 1:07

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus