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ξ1 Capricorni (xi1 Capricorni)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:24 | Tran: 17:19 | Set: 22:14
Alt: 20.54°   Az: 213.24°   Direction: South-South-West

ξ1 Capricorni is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Capricornus.

ξ1 Capricorni visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, ξ1 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 ξ1 Capricorni (xi1 Capricorni) star
DSS2 image of ξ1 Capricorni. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ1 Capricorni during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 13m 20s
-12° 19’ 00”
02h 06m 46s
22h 20m 06s

J2000

20h 11m 57s
-12° 23’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

30.58°
-23.39°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ξ1 Capricorni (xi1 Capricorni) star
Simplified finder chart for ξ1 Capricorni (xi1 Capricorni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Hypergiant

0.49
K0III
4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ξ1 Capricorni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ξ1 Capricorni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ1 Capricorni is distant 482.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

148.15
482.96
1 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
-0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

ξ1 Capricorni
(xi1 Capricorni)
1 Capricorni
SAO163328
SAO163328

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ξ1 Capricorni (xi1 Capricorni) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.3°
Max altitude: 26.2°
Azimuth: 257.7°