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41 Capricorni

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 41 Capricorni

41 Capricorni is an orange giant 230 light-years away, set into the strange goat-fish silhouette that traces Capricornus. The constellation is discreet, with no spectacularly bright stars, which makes it a fine stage for distinguishing colour: 41 Capricorni gives itself away by its warm flush. Its light set out in the late eighteenth century, when Herschel discovered Uranus and forcibly enlarged the known Solar System.

Where it is and when to see it

41 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 15° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 26° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 79° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 67° N.

It ranks no. 25 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 230 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 41 Capricorni

Constellation: Capricornus
Apparent magnitude: 5.24
Distance: 230.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 325.503° · Dec -23.263°
Catalogue: HIP 107128 · HD 206356

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Other stars in Capricornus

Capricornus has 48 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 48 stars in Capricornus