Stars in Capricornus
The brightest star in Capricornus is Deneb Algedi, at apparent magnitude 2.85 and 39 ly from Earth, one of 31 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 5 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deneb Algedi | 2.85 | 38.7 ly | A5mF2 (IV) | ~8,321 K |
| 2 | Dabih | 3.05 | 327 ly | A5:n | ~5,311 K |
| 3 | Algedi | 3.58 | 106 ly | G6/G8III | ~5,042 K |
| 4 | Nashira | 3.69 | 157 ly | A7III:mp... | ~7,337 K |
| 5 | Zeta Cap | 3.77 | 386 ly | G4Ibp... | ~4,738 K |
| 6 | Theta Cap | 4.08 | 162 ly | A1V | ~10,252 K |
| 7 | Omega Cap | 4.12 | 843 ly | K4III | ~3,604 K |
| 8 | Psi Cap | 4.13 | 47.9 ly | F5V | ~6,745 K |
| 9 | HD 203387 | 4.28 | 201 ly | K-type | 5,174 K |
| 10 | Iota Cap | 4.28 | 197 ly | G8III | ~5,029 K |
| 11 | Alpha¹ Cap | 4.30 | 569 ly | G3Ib | ~4,923 K |
| 12 | 24 Cap | 4.49 | 456 ly | K5/M0III | ~3,644 K |
| 13 | 36 Cap | 4.50 | 171 ly | K0III | ~5,026 K |
| 14 | Alshat | 4.77 | 253 ly | B9IV | ~10,752 K |
| 15 | HD 192310 | 5.73 | 28.7 ly | K3V | 5,166 K |
| 16 | HD 206893 | 6.69 | 133 ly | F5 V | 6,500 K |
| 17 | HD 204313 | 7.99 | 156 ly | G5 V | 5,767 K |
| 18 | HD 202206 | 8.08 | 150 ly | G2 V | 5,764 K |
| 19 | HD 202772 A | 8.32 | 527 ly | F-type | 6,442 K |
| 20 | HD 204941 | 8.45 | 93.7 ly | K1/2V | 5,026 K |
| 21 | WASP-68 | 10.67 | 738 ly | G0 | 5,910 K |
| 22 | TOI-172 | 11.30 | 1,118 ly | G-type | 5,645 K |
| 23 | TOI-2374 | 12.10 | 439 ly | K-type | 5,002 K |
| 24 | HATS-3 | 12.43 | 1,341 ly | F | 6,351 K |
| 25 | WASP-154 | 13.19 | 703 ly | K-type | 4,774 K |
| 26 | WASP-89 | 13.21 | 949 ly | K3 | 5,130 K |
| 27 | NGTS-8 | 13.69 | 1,399 ly | K0 V | 5,241 K |
| 28 | HATS-13 | 13.91 | 1,376 ly | G-type | 5,523 K |
| 29 | HATS-14 | 14.05 | 1,673 ly | G-type | 5,346 K |
| 30 | HATS-62 | 14.17 | 1,706 ly | G-type | 5,416 K |
| 31 | HATS-15 | 14.91 | 3,717 ly | G9 V | 5,311 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Capricornus?
The brightest star in Capricornus is Deneb Algedi, at apparent magnitude 2.85 and 39 ly from Earth, one of 31 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 5 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Capricornus?
The nearest of them is HD 192310, 29 ly away.