Star profile

Lambda Capricorni

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

What is Lambda Capricorni

Lambda Capricorni rests 282 light-years away in Capricornus —the zodiacal figure with the body of a goat and the tail of a fish that the Babylonians already pictured as a hybrid creature. A white A-type star, young and hot, it is somewhat more massive and far more luminous than the Sun. Its modest brightness blends into the triangular outline of the constellation, far from its more brilliant landmarks.

Where it is and when to see it

Lambda 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 27° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 38° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 67° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 79° N.

It ranks no. 31 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 280 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Lambda Capricorni

Constellation: Capricornus
Apparent magnitude: 5.57
Distance: 281.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 326.634° · Dec -11.366°
Catalogue: HIP 107517 · HD 207052

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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