υ Capricorni (upsilon Capricorni)

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:19 | Tran: 20:41 | Set: 1:07

Alt: -28.47° Az: 276.62° Direction: West

υ Capricorni is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Capricornus.

υ Capricorni visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its faintness, υ 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 υ Capricorni (upsilon Capricorni) star

DSS2 image of υ Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of υ Capricorni during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 41m 27s

Declination -18° 02’ 58”

Hour Angle 07h 33m 13s

Sideral Time 04h 14m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 40m 03s

Declination -18° 08’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 27.57°

Galactic Latitude -31.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for υ Capricorni (upsilon Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.72

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

υ Capricorni is distant 754.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 231.48

Distance (light year) 754.63

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation υ Capricorni
(upsilon Capricorni)

Flamsteed designation 15 Capricorni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD196777

SAO Catalogue SAO163779

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101984

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 5738

FK5 Catalogue 773

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 108.0° RISE 16:19

Max altitude: 20.5° TRANSIT 20:41

Azimuth: 252.0° SET 1:07

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus