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Constellations

Capricornus (Cap)

The Sea Goat

Also known as capricorn, sea goat.

6 looks for Capricornus

The constellation in a clear night sky over the hills: its lines draw themselves one on every beat, its real stars twinkle with the part of the song their colour answers, the Milky Way glows and a shooting star crosses on the big moments.

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About Capricornus

What it is
One of the IAU's constellations: The Sea Goat
IAU abbreviation
Cap
Its stars are named
Capricorni (as in "Alpha Capricorni")
Family
The zodiac
Where
Along the celestial equator: seen from both hemispheres
Highest in the sky
At about 9 pm in September
Centre
Right ascension 21h 01m, declination −18° 49′
The figure
10 stars joined by 10 lines
Brightest star
Deneb Algedi, magnitude 2.87

Its stars

Brightest first. A smaller magnitude is a brighter star; the visualizer sizes and colours each one by these.

  • Deneb Algedi (δ Cap)mag 2.87
  • Dabih (β Cap)mag 3.08
  • Nashira (γ Cap)mag 3.68
  • Yen (ζ Cap)mag 3.74
  • θ Capmag 4.07
  • ω Capmag 4.11
  • Wei (ψ Cap)mag 4.14
  • Prima Giedi (α1 Cap)mag 4.24
  • ι Capmag 4.28
  • ρ Capmag 4.78

Every star's place, brightness and colour is the Yale Bright Star Catalogue's; the figure is the IAU's, through d3-celestial (credited on the licences page). Constellations template · Every constellation