Star profile
42 Capricorni
Variable starWhat is 42 Capricorni
42 Capricorni is a G-type variable star some 108 light-years away, practically a neighbour within Capricornus. It shares spectral family with the Sun, though slightly more luminous, and wavers gently around magnitude 5.16. On late summer nights Capricornus traces its quiet smile above the southern horizon of the northern hemisphere, and this distant Sun-like cousin contributes to that faint outline with its barely perceptible beat.
Where it is and when to see it
42 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 24° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 35° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 70° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 76° N.
It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 2° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 110 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 42 Capricorni
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.16
- Distance
- 108.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 325.387° · Dec -14.048°
- Catalogue
- HIP 107095 · HD 206301
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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
- Mu Capricorni5.08
- 46 Capricorni5.10
- Upsilon Capricorni5.15
- Phi Capricorni5.17
- Tau Capricorni5.24