Star profile
19 Capricorni
What is 19 Capricorni
19 Capricorni is an orange K-type giant 365 light-years away, within the Sea-Goat, one of the most discreet zodiacal constellations in the sky. Capricornus lacks bright stars and its triangular silhouette must be hunted patiently between Sagittarius and Aquarius. The light reaching us departed at the start of the seventeenth century, in the era when Kepler was setting out his laws of planetary motion.
Where it is and when to see it
19 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 August, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 21° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 74° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 72° N.
It ranks no. 37 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 360 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 19 Capricorni
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.78
- Distance
- 364.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 313.699° · Dec -17.923°
- Catalogue
- HIP 103226 · HD 199012
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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
- HIP 1033895.70
- 37 Capricorni5.70
- HIP 998255.73
- 35 Capricorni5.78
- HIP 1020265.79