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 →

#StarMagnitudeDistanceClassTemperature
1Deneb Algedi2.8538.7 lyA5mF2 (IV)~8,321 K
2Dabih3.05327 lyA5:n~5,311 K
3Algedi3.58106 lyG6/G8III~5,042 K
4Nashira3.69157 lyA7III:mp...~7,337 K
5Zeta Cap3.77386 lyG4Ibp...~4,738 K
6Theta Cap4.08162 lyA1V~10,252 K
7Omega Cap4.12843 lyK4III~3,604 K
8Psi Cap4.1347.9 lyF5V~6,745 K
9HD 2033874.28201 lyK-type5,174 K
10Iota Cap4.28197 lyG8III~5,029 K
11Alpha¹ Cap4.30569 lyG3Ib~4,923 K
1224 Cap4.49456 lyK5/M0III~3,644 K
1336 Cap4.50171 lyK0III~5,026 K
14Alshat4.77253 lyB9IV~10,752 K
15HD 1923105.7328.7 lyK3V5,166 K
16HD 2068936.69133 lyF5 V6,500 K
17HD 2043137.99156 lyG5 V5,767 K
18HD 2022068.08150 lyG2 V5,764 K
19HD 202772 A8.32527 lyF-type6,442 K
20HD 2049418.4593.7 lyK1/2V5,026 K
21WASP-6810.67738 lyG05,910 K
22TOI-17211.301,118 lyG-type5,645 K
23TOI-237412.10439 lyK-type5,002 K
24HATS-312.431,341 lyF6,351 K
25WASP-15413.19703 lyK-type4,774 K
26WASP-8913.21949 lyK35,130 K
27NGTS-813.691,399 lyK0 V5,241 K
28HATS-1313.911,376 lyG-type5,523 K
29HATS-1414.051,673 lyG-type5,346 K
30HATS-6214.171,706 lyG-type5,416 K
31HATS-1514.913,717 lyG9 V5,311 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.

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