Star profile

Mu Capricorni

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is Mu Capricorni

Mu Capricorni is a nearby yellow-white star, about eighty-seven light-years away, in the head of the celestial Sea-Goat. It burns with a warmth similar to the Sun but with a slightly larger radius, typical of stars beginning to leave their youth behind. Its light, set out toward the end of the nineteenth century, now arrives from a discreet corner of the southern zodiac.

Where it is and when to see it

Mu 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 25° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 36° 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. 19 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 87 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Mu Capricorni

Constellation: Capricornus
Apparent magnitude: 5.08
Distance: 86.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 328.324° · Dec -13.552°
Catalogue: HIP 108036 · HD 207958

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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