List of stars in Capricornus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Capricornus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	F	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
δ Cap	δ	49		207098	107556	21h 47m 02.29s	−16° 07′ 35.6″	2.85	2.49	39	A5mF2 (IV)	Deneb Algedi, Scheddi; Algol variable, Vmax = 2.81m, Vmin = 3.05m, P = 1.0227688 d
β1 Cap	β1	9		193495	100345	20h 21m 00.65s	−14° 46′ 53.0″	3.05	−2.07	328	A5:n	Dabih; multiple star system; variable star, ΔV = 0.003m, P = 1.40657 d
α2 Cap	α2	6		192947	100064	20h 18m 03.22s	−12° 32′ 41.5″	3.58	0.97	109	G6/G8III	Algedi Secunda, Secunda Giedi; suspected variable
γ Cap	γ	40		206088	106985	21h 40m 05.34s	−16° 39′ 44.1″	3.69	0.54	139	A7III:mp...	Nashira; α 2 CVn variable
ζ Cap	ζ	34		204075	105881	21h 26m 40.03s	−22° 24′ 41.0″	3.77	−1.66	398	G4Ibp...	Marakk, Yan (燕), Yen;[1] suspected eclipsing binary
θ Cap	θ	23		200761	104139	21h 05m 56.78s	−17° 13′ 57.8″	4.08	0.65	158	A1V	Dorsum, Qin (秦), Tsin,[1]
ω Cap	ω	18		198542	102978	20h 51m 49.30s	−26° 55′ 08.9″	4.12	−2.30	628	K4III	Baten Algiedi; suspected variable
ψ Cap	ψ	16		197692	102485	20h 46m 05.77s	−25° 16′ 13.9″	4.13	3.30	48	F5V	Pazhan, Yue;[1] rotating variable, Vmax = 4.13m, Vmin = 4.14m, P = 4.932 d
ι Cap	ι	32		203387	105515	21h 22m 14.78s	−16° 50′ 04.4″	4.27	0.18	215	G8III	Dai (代), Tae;[1] BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.06m
α1 Cap	α1	5		192876	100027	20h 17m 38.86s	−12° 30′ 29.6″	4.30	−2.32	686	G3Ib	Algedi Prima, Prima Giedi; suspected variable
24 Cap	A	24		200914	104234	21h 07m 07.69s	−25° 00′ 20.7″	4.49	−1.53	522	K5/M0III
36 Cap	b	36		204381	106039	21h 28m 43.32s	−21° 48′ 25.8″	4.50	0.80	179	K0III	Jin (晉),[2] Tsin[1]
ε Cap	ε	39		205637	106723	21h 37m 04.82s	−19° 27′ 57.6″	4.51	−2.03	1,060	B2.5Vpe	Castra, Kastra; binary star system; γ Cas variable, Vmax = 4.48m, Vmin = 4.72m
κ Cap	κ	43		206453	107188	21h 42m 39.42s	−18° 51′ 58.7″	4.72	−0.03	291	G8III
ν Cap	ν	8		193432	100310	20h 20m 39.81s	−12° 45′ 32.6″	4.77	0.16	272	B9IV	Alshat
ρ Cap	ρ	11		194943	101027	20h 28m 51.62s	−17° 48′ 49.2″	4.77	2.37	99	F3V	Bos
η Cap	η	22		200499	104019	21h 04m 24.32s	−19° 51′ 17.8″	4.82	1.39	158	A5V	Armus, Zhou (周), Chow[1]
μ Cap	μ	51		207958	108036	21h 53m 17.58s	−13° 33′ 06.5″	5.07	2.87	90	F3IV	Kuh;[1] suspected variable, ΔV = 0.03m
π Cap	π	10		194636	100881	20h 27m 19.20s	−18° 12′ 42.1″	5.08	−1.47	665	B4V	Okul
46 Cap	c	46		206834	107382	21h 45m 00.25s	−09° 04′ 56.7″	5.10	−1.85	799	G8II-III	part of Saʽd al Suʽud[3][4]
υ Cap	υ	15		196777	101984	20h 40m 02.96s	−18° 08′ 19.0″	5.15	−1.67	755	M1III	suspected variable
42 Cap		42	BY	206301	107095	21h 41m 32.93s	−14° 02′ 48.7″	5.16	2.60	106	G2V	RS CVn variable, Vmax = 5.13m, Vmin = 5.18m
φ Cap	φ	28		202320	104963	21h 15m 37.89s	−20° 39′ 06.1″	5.17	−1.46	691	K0II/III
τ2 Cap	τ2	14		196662	101923	20h 39m 16.32s	−14° 57′ 17.0″	5.24	−3.41	1753	B7III
41 Cap		41		206356	107128	21h 42m 00.64s	−23° 15′ 45.5″	5.24	0.84	247	K0III
σ Cap	σ	7		193150	100195	20h 19m 23.60s	−19° 07′ 06.6″	5.28	−1.37	697	K2III
χ Cap	χ	25		201184	104365	21h 08m 33.61s	−21° 11′ 36.7″	5.30	1.46	191	A0V
29 Cap		29		202369	104974	21h 15m 44.83s	−15° 10′ 17.4″	5.31	−1.11	628	M2III	semiregular variable
33 Cap		33		203638	105665	21h 24m 09.60s	−20° 51′ 05.6″	5.38	1.16	228	K0III	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.35m, Vmin = 5.77m
30 Cap		30		202671	105143	21h 17m 57.28s	−17° 59′ 06.5″	5.40	−0.85	579	B5II/III	α2 CVn variable
λ Cap	λ	48		207052	107517	21h 46m 32.08s	−11° 21′ 57.4″	5.57	0.80	294	A1V
HD 203475				203475	105576	21h 23m 00.47s	−22° 40′ 08.6″	5.63	−0.92	667	M0III	variable star, ΔV = 0.018m, P = 4.95221 d
HD 195564				195564	101345	20h 32m 23.51s	−09° 51′ 13.1″	5.66	3.74	79	G3V
HD 199260				199260	103389	20h 56m 47.27s	−26° 17′ 46.4″	5.70	4.09	68	F7V	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.68m, Vmin = 5.74m
37 Cap		37		205289	106559	21h 34m 51.07s	−20° 05′ 03.8″	5.70	3.53	88	F5V
HD 192310				192310	99825	20h 15m 16.58s	−27° 01′ 57.1″	5.73	6.00	29	K3V	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.72m, Vmin = 5.76m; has two planets (b) and (c)
19 Cap		19		199012	103226	20h 54m 47.85s	−17° 55′ 22.3″	5.78	0.36	395	K0III
35 Cap		35		204139	105928	21h 27m 14.83s	−21° 11′ 46.1″	5.78	0.02	462	K3III
HD 196857				196857	102026	20h 40m 32.56s	−16° 07′ 27.7″	5.79	0.77	329	K0III
ξ2 Cap	ξ2	2		191862	99572	20h 12m 25.76s	−12° 37′ 01.3″	5.84	3.60	91	F5V
4 Cap		4		192879	100062	20h 18m 01.38s	−21° 48′ 35.6″	5.86	0.76	341	G8III
HD 198174				198174	102772	20h 49m 17.61s	−25° 46′ 52.3″	5.86	−1.37	911	B8II	α2 CVn variable
44 Cap		44		206561	107232	21h 43m 04.40s	−14° 23′ 59.1″	5.88	0.39	409	A9/F0V
HD 199443				199443	103460	20h 57m 40.61s	−16° 01′ 53.6″	5.89	2.12	185	A2/A3III	α2 CVn variable
17 Cap		17		197725	102487	20h 46m 09.97s	−21° 30′ 50.4″	5.91	1.32	270	A1V
ο Cap A	ο	12		195094	101123	20h 29m 53.89s	−18° 34′ 58.7″	5.94	1.62	239	A1V	binary star
45 Cap		45		206677	107302	21h 44m 00.98s	−14° 44′ 57.8″	5.96	2.36	171	A7IV/V
47 Cap		47	AG	207005	107487	21h 46m 16.26s	−09° 16′ 33.4″	6.00	−1.89	1235	M3III	semiregular variable, Vmax = 5.9m, Vmin = 6.14m, P = 25 d
HD 200052				200052	103777	21h 01m 45.27s	−26° 52′ 51.4″	6.04	1.24	298	A3V
HD 202261				202261	104914	21h 15m 06.62s	−17° 20′ 42.3″	6.05	0.78	368	K0III	suspected variable
BW Cap			BW	208735	108494	21h 58m 43.78s	−21° 10′ 58.5″	6.06	−3.64	2835	M2III	slow irregular variable
21 Cap		21		199947	103703	21h 00m 51.78s	−17° 31′ 51.1″	6.07	−0.05	545	K3III
HD 206005				206005	106938	21h 39m 28.09s	−10° 34′ 36.4″	6.07	1.12	319	K0
β2 Cap	β2			193452	100325	20h 20m 46.52s	−14° 47′ 05.6″	6.09	1.18	328	B9.5III/IV	component of the β Cap system
HD 195330				195330	101221	20h 31m 04.33s	−15° 03′ 21.8″	6.10	1.15	318	K1/K2III+..
HD 195838				195838	101507	20h 34m 11.66s	−13° 43′ 16.5″	6.11	3.53	107	G0V
HD 195006				195006	101090	20h 29m 31.34s	−22° 23′ 29.4″	6.13	0.07	531	K5III
HD 191110			AV	191110	99221	20h 08m 31.27s	−10° 03′ 45.0″	6.18	0.15	524	B9.5III	α2 CVn variable
HD 201057				201057	104297	21h 07m 44.68s	−17° 27′ 20.8″	6.18	0.57	432	B9.5V
HD 196078				196078	101608	20h 35m 32.21s	−16° 31′ 32.9″	6.19	1.91	235	A5II/III
HD 207760				207760	107901	21h 51m 41.66s	−18° 37′ 21.9″	6.19	2.15	210	F0V
HD 198208				198208	102780	20h 49m 20.54s	−18° 02′ 08.8″	6.20	−1.49	1124	K3III
HD 206546				206546	107238	21h 43m 13.48s	−19° 37′ 15.4″	6.23	1.02	360	A0m...
27 Cap		27		201352	104452	21h 09m 32.93s	−20° 33′ 22.8″	6.25	2.59	176	F2IV/V
20 Cap		20	AO	199728	103616	20h 59m 36.13s	−19° 02′ 06.8″	6.26	0.66	430	Ap Si	α2 CVn variable, Vmax = 6.25m, Vmin = 6.30m, P = 2.2411 d
HD 193896				193896	100524	20h 23m 00.78s	−09° 39′ 16.8″	6.29	0.66	435	G5II-III
HD 196947				196947	102094	20h 41m 24.26s	−25° 59′ 59.5″	6.29	−0.19	644	K2III
3 Cap		3		192666	99918	20h 16m 22.80s	−12° 20′ 13.5″	6.30	0.26	527	B9IV
HD 207503				207503	107750	21h 49m 41.02s	−12° 43′ 22.5″	6.31	0.35	506	A1/A2III
HD 198732				198732	103071	20h 53m 01.10s	−23° 46′ 59.0″	6.32	1.94	245	K0III
ξ1 Cap	ξ1	1		191753	99529	20h 11m 57.90s	−12° 23′ 32.5″	6.34	0.49	483	K0III
HD 195549				195549	101384	20h 32m 52.35s	−24° 56′ 37.4″	6.35	1.19	350	A0V
HD 196761				196761	101997	20h 40m 11.44s	−23° 46′ 30.0″	6.36	5.53	48	G8/K0V
HD 196385				196385	101808	20h 37m 52.18s	−25° 06′ 33.1″	6.38	2.87	164	A9V
HD 203639				203639	105662	21h 24m 07.94s	−22° 44′ 49.5″	6.38	0.56	476	K0III
HD 207552				207552	107797	21h 50m 12.97s	−16° 50′ 41.6″	6.38	−0.40	739	K3III
BE Cap			BE	191639	99457	20h 11m 10.08s	−08° 50′ 32.4″	6.39		2330	B1V	γ Cas variable, Vmax = 6.16m, Vmin = 6.49m
HD 205342				205342	106590	21h 35m 15.91s	−23° 27′ 15.4″	6.39	1.03	385	K1III
HD 194918				194918	101011	20h 28m 43.58s	−15° 44′ 29.4″	6.41	0.02	617	G8III
HD 204943				204943	106363	21h 32m 33.22s	−24° 35′ 25.6″	6.43	2.22	226	A7V
HD 203607				203607	105646	21h 23m 55.86s	−25° 12′ 08.7″	6.47	−0.71	888	K1III
HD 197540				197540	102414	20h 45m 13.12s	−27° 14′ 50.3″	6.50	0.70	470	G8III
HD 206893				206893	107412	21h 45m 22.0s	−12° 47′ 00″	6.67		125	F5V	has a planets (b)
ο Cap B	ο	12		195093	101120	20h 29m 52.58s	−18° 35′ 10.2″	6.74	3.63	136	A7/A8V	component of the ο Cap system
τ1 Cap	τ1	13		196348	101751	20h 37m 21.16s	−15° 08′ 50.0″	6.76	−0.40	883	K1III
50 Cap		50		207061	107527	21h 46m 42.09s	−11° 41′ 52.2″	7.01	3.04	203	F6V
31 Cap		31		202723	105168	21h 18m 15.64s	−17° 27′ 44.2″	7.07	1.99	338	F0V
HD 205249			AS	205249	106497	21h 34m 16.57s	−13° 29′ 01.5″	7.69		610	K0IIIp	RS CVn variable, Vmax = 7.53m, Vmin = 7.80m, P = 60.64 d
HD 204313				204313	106006	21h 28m 12.21s	−21° 43′ 34.5″	7.99	4.61	154	G5V	has three planets (b, c & d)
HD 202206				202206	104903	21h 14m 57.77s	−20° 47′ 21.15″	8.08	4.75	151	G6V	has a brown dwarf (b) and a planet (c)
HD 202772 A				202772		21h 18m 48.0s	−26° 36′ 59″	8.32		480		has a planet (b)
RS Cap			RS	200994	104252	21h 07m 15.43s	−16° 25′ 21.5″	8.36		2590	M6/M7III	semiregular variable
HD 204941				204941	106353	21h 32m 24s	−20° 57′ 27″	8.45		88	K2V	has a planet (b)
AT Cap			AT	195040	101098	20h 29m 36.86s	−21° 07′ 34.7″	8.87		4500	G6III/IV	RS CVn variable, Vmax = 8.87m, Vmin = 9.18m
HD 197027				197027	102152	20h 41m 54.63s	−27° 12′ 57.4″	9.15		253.9	G3V	solar twin
AD Cap			AD	206046	106961	21h 39m 48.92s	−16° 00′ 21.0″	9.77		1010	K0IV/V	RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.262m, P = 2.9592 d
WASP-111						21h 55m 04.0s	−22° 36′ 45″	10.3		685	F5	has a transiting planet (b)
HD 358623			AZ	358623		20h 56m 02.74s	−17° 10′ 53.7″	10.48			K6Ve+M2	T Tau star, ΔV = 0.098m, P = 3.403 d
HD 193334				193334		20h 20m 23.0s	−19° 18′ 53″	10.68			G2	WASP-68, has a transiting planet (b)
TW Cap			TW		99765	20h 14m 28.42s	−13° 50′ 07.9″	10.7			A5Ib...	W Vir variable, Vmax = 9.95m, Vmin = 11.4m, P = 28.585 d
RV Cap			RV		103755	21h 01m 28.87s	−15° 13′ 46.1″	10.97			A8	RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 10.22m, Vmin = 11.57m, P = 0.44774401 d
YZ Cap			YZ	358431	105285	21h 19m 32.41s	−15° 07′ 01.2″	11.09		793	F5	RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 11.02m, Vmin = 11.6m, P = 0.2734563 d
HATS-3						20h 49m 50.0s	−24° 25′ 44″	11.44		1477	F	has a planet (b)
Wolf 922			BB		106255	21h 31m 18.61s	−09° 47′ 26.5″	11.99		27.049	M4.5e	BY Dra variable, Vmax = 11.96m, Vmin = 11.99m
WASP-89						20h 55m 36.0s	−18° 58′ 16″	13.1			K3	has a transiting planet (b)
PSR B2045-16						20h 48m 35.45s	−16° 16′ 43.0″					pulsar
Table legend:  • Name = Proper name  • B = Bayer designation  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number  • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv)  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

1. Allen 1898: Capricornus in Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning
2. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
3. Consisting with β Aqr (Sadalsuud), ξ Aqr (Deneb Algenubi) and 46 Cap (c Cap), were Saʽd al Suʽud, the Luck of Lucks. See Star Names, R.H. Allen, p. 52
4. β Aqr as Nir Saad al Saaoud or Lucida Fortunæ Fortunarum (the brightest of luck of lucks) and ξ Aqr as Thanih Saad al Saaoud or Secunda Fortunæ Fortunarum (the second of luck of lucks). c Cap should be Thalath Fortunæ Fortunarum or Tertia Fortunæ Fortunarum (the third of luck of lucks) consistently, but Al Achsasi Al Mouakket was not designated the title for this star with uncleared consideration. Possibly according to the differences of opinion with R.H.Allen

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