Star profile
Psi Capricorni
Nearby starWhat is Psi Capricorni
Psi Capricorni is one of the truly nearby stars populating the Sea-Goat: less than 48 light-years away, its light reaches us almost like a whisper from the cosmic neighbourhood. It is a yellowish-white F-type star, somewhat hotter and more luminous than the Sun, with a discreet yet clean brilliance that traces the body of the mythic creature half goat, half fish. The light we see tonight set out around the time the Spanish democratic transition was still freshly underway.
Where it is and when to see it
Psi Capricorni lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 13° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 24° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 81° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 65° N.
It ranks no. 8 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 17° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 48 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Psi Capricorni
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.13
- Distance
- 47.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 311.524° · Dec -25.271°
- Catalogue
- HIP 102485 · HD 197692
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Other stars in Capricornus
Capricornus has 48 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Deneb AlgediDelta Capricorni2.85
- DabihBeta Capricorni3.05
- AlgediAlpha 2 Capricorni3.58
- Zeta Capricorni3.77
- Theta Capricorni4.08
- Omega Capricorni4.12
- Iota Capricorni4.28
- Alpha 1 Capricorni4.30