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Gamma Capricorni or γ Capricorni, formally named Nashira (/ ˈnæʃɪrə /), [12] is a giant star in the constellation of Capricornus. Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is located at a distance of approximately 157 light-years from the Sun. The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −31 km/s. [6]
Messier 30. Messier 30 (also known as M30, NGC 7099, or the Jellyfish Cluster) is a globular cluster of stars in the southeast of the southern constellation of Capricornus, at about the declination of the Sun when the latter is at December solstice. [a] It was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier in 1764, who described it as a ...
Eta Capricorni, Latinized from η Capricorni, is a binary star [6] system in the southern constellation of Capricornus. It can be seen with the naked eye, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.84. [2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 20.20 mas as seen from the Earth, [1] the star is located about 161 light years from the Sun.
data. Alpha2 Capricorni (α2 Capricorni), or Algedi / ælˈdʒiːdi /, [9][10] is a triple star system [11] in the southern constellation of Capricornus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.57. [2] It is separated from the fainter α¹ Capricorni by 0.11° of the sky, a gap just resolvable with the naked eye ...
Theta Capricorni, Latinized from θ Capricorni, is a white-hued star in the southern constellation of Capricornus, [10] positioned 0.58° south of the ecliptic. [11] Sometimes, this star is called by the name Dorsum, [12] meaning the back (of the goat) in Latin. It can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.07. [2]
Delta Capricorni, or δ Capricorni, is a binary star located 38.7 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Capricornus (the Sea Goat).The system consists of an eclipsing binary, [12] Delta Capricorni A, and two visual companions that are over 10 magnitudes fainter, labeled B and C. [13] Delta Capricorni A's two components are designated Delta Capricorni Aa (formally named Deneb Algedi ...
Archaeoastronomy. The rising Sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange, Ireland, only at the winter solstice. Archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy) is the interdisciplinary [1] or multidisciplinary [2] study of how people in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used these phenomena and what role the sky ...
β Cap. β 1 Cap. β 2 Cap. Beta Capricorni (β Capricorni, abbreviated Beta Cap, β Cap) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Capricornus and located 328 light-years from the Sun. Because it is near the ecliptic, Beta Capricorni can be occulted by the Moon, [3] and also (rarely) by planets. The system is believed to consist of ...