Capricorn cap ri CORN us The Sea Goat
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha 1 Capricorni
Geidi Prima
Algeidi
Arabic for: "the kid"
Geidi Secunda
Alpha 2 Capricorni
20h 17' 38.8
-12� 30' 30
690 4.3 G3 Ib Yellow Supergiant
9th mag companion
Optical double
almost exact line of sight
from our perspective
each doubles themselves
20h 18' 3.2
-12� 32' 42
109 3.6 G8 III Yellow Giant
11th mag companion
Beta 1 Capricorni
Dabih
Arabic "lucky star
of the slaughterer"
Beta 2 Capricorni
20h 21' 0
-14� 46' 53
340 3 G5 II Yellow
Bright Giant
20h 20' 46.5
-14� 47' 6
310 6.2
9.0
B9.5 III/IV
F8
Double Star
Blue Giant
and White Dwarf
Nashira
Arabic: "fortunate one"
Gamma Capri
21h 40' 5
-16� 39' 45
139 3.7 A7 III Blue White
Giant
marks tail
of the goat
with Delta Cap
Deneb Algedi
Arabic: "tail of the goat"
Delta Capri
21h 47' 2
-16� 7' 38
39 2.9 A5 Blue White
Main Sequence
Neptune discovered
near this star
Sept 23, 1846
Epsilon
Capricorni
21h 37' 5
-19� 27' 58
660 4.5 B3 V Blue
Main Sequence
Zeta
Capricorni
21h 26' 40
-22� 24' 41
400 3.8 G4 Ib Yellow
Supergiant
Eta
Capricorni
21h 4 24
-19� 51' 18
158 4.8 A5 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Theta
Capricorni
21h 5' 57
-17� 13' 58
158 4 A1 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Mu
Capricorni
21h 53' 18
-13� 33' 7
90 5 F3 IV White
Sub Giant

Xi 1
Capricorni
20h 11' 58
-12� 23' 33
480 6 K0 III Orange
Giant
Xi 2
Capricorni
20h 12' 26
-12� 37' 3
91 6 F5 V White
Main Sequence
 
 
Omicron 1 Cap
Omicron 2 Cap
20h 29' 53.8
-18� 35' 0
240 6 A3 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Orbital Binary
20h 29' 52.4
-18� 35' 12
7 A7 V
Rho
Capricorni
20h 28' 51.5
-17� 48' 49
99 4.8 F3 V White
Main Sequence
Psi
Capricorni
20h 46' 5.6
-25� 16' 16
48 4.1 F5V White
Main Sequence
37
Capricorni
21h 34' 50.9
-20� 5' 4
41 5.7 F5V White
Main Sequence
42
Capricorni
21h 41' 32.8
14� 2' 51
106 5.16 G1 V
G0 V
Yellow Binary
Main Sequence