Star profile

45 Capricorni

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is 45 Capricorni

45 Capricorni is a white A-class star about one hundred and seventy-three light-years away, one of the nearer members of the Sea-Goat. Its clean glow hovers close to the edge of naked-eye visibility under clear skies far from city lights. The constellation that holds it closes the southern zodiac with a hybrid figure —goat and fish— inherited from Mesopotamian traditions.

Where it is and when to see it

45 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for 45 Capricorni

Constellation: Capricornus
Apparent magnitude: 5.96
Distance: 172.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 326.004° · Dec -14.749°
Catalogue: HIP 107302 · HD 206677

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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