List of stars in Capricornus

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

Notes

δ Cap

δ

49

207098

107556

21^h 47^m 02.29^s

−16° 07′ 35.6″

2.85

2.49

39

A5mF2 (IV)

Deneb Algedi, Scheddi; Algol variable, V_max = 2.81^m, V_min = 3.05^m, P = 1.0227688 d

β¹ Cap

β¹

9

193495

100345

20^h 21^m 00.65^s

−14° 46′ 53.0″

3.05

−2.07

328

A5:n

Dabih; multiple star system; variable star, ΔV = 0.003^m, P = 1.40657 d

α² Cap

α²

6

192947

100064

20^h 18^m 03.22^s

−12° 32′ 41.5″

3.58

0.97

109

G6/G8III

Algedi Secunda, Secunda Giedi; suspected variable

γ Cap

γ

40

206088

106985

21^h 40^m 05.34^s

−16° 39′ 44.1″

3.69

0.54

139

A7III:mp...

Nashira; α ² CVn variable

ζ Cap

ζ

34

204075

105881

21^h 26^m 40.03^s

−22° 24′ 41.0″

3.77

−1.66

398

G4Ibp...

Marakk, Yan (燕), Yen; suspected eclipsing binary

θ Cap

θ

23

200761

104139

21^h 05^m 56.78^s

−17° 13′ 57.8″

4.08

0.65

158

A1V

Dorsum, Qin (秦), Tsin,

ω Cap

ω

18

198542

102978

20^h 51^m 49.30^s

−26° 55′ 08.9″

4.12

−2.30

628

K4III

Baten Algiedi; suspected variable

ψ Cap

ψ

16

197692

102485

20^h 46^m 05.77^s

−25° 16′ 13.9″

4.13

3.30

48

F5V

Pazhan, Yue; rotating variable, V_max = 4.13^m, V_min = 4.14^m, P = 4.932 d

ι Cap

ι

32

203387

105515

21^h 22^m 14.78^s

−16° 50′ 04.4″

4.27

0.18

215

G8III

Dai (代), Tae; BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.06^m

α¹ Cap

α¹

5

192876

100027

20^h 17^m 38.86^s

−12° 30′ 29.6″

4.30

−2.32

686

G3Ib

Algedi Prima, Prima Giedi; suspected variable

24 Cap

A

24

200914

104234

21^h 07^m 07.69^s

−25° 00′ 20.7″

4.49

−1.53

522

K5/M0III

36 Cap

b

36

204381

106039

21^h 28^m 43.32^s

−21° 48′ 25.8″

4.50

0.80

179

K0III

Jin (晉), Tsin

ε Cap

ε

39

205637

106723

21^h 37^m 04.82^s

−19° 27′ 57.6″

4.51

−2.03

1,060

B2.5Vpe

Castra, Kastra; binary star system; γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.48^m, V_min = 4.72^m

κ Cap

κ

43

206453

107188

21^h 42^m 39.42^s

−18° 51′ 58.7″

4.72

−0.03

291

G8III

ν Cap

ν

8

193432

100310

20^h 20^m 39.81^s

−12° 45′ 32.6″

4.77

0.16

272

B9IV

Alshat

ρ Cap

ρ

11

194943

101027

20^h 28^m 51.62^s

−17° 48′ 49.2″

4.77

2.37

99

F3V

Bos

η Cap

η

22

200499

104019

21^h 04^m 24.32^s

−19° 51′ 17.8″

4.82

1.39

158

A5V

Armus, Zhou (周), Chow

μ Cap

μ

51

207958

108036

21^h 53^m 17.58^s

−13° 33′ 06.5″

5.07

2.87

90

F3IV

Kuh; suspected variable, ΔV = 0.03^m

π Cap

π

10

194636

100881

20^h 27^m 19.20^s

−18° 12′ 42.1″

5.08

−1.47

665

B4V

Okul

46 Cap

c

46

206834

107382

21^h 45^m 00.25^s

−09° 04′ 56.7″

5.10

−1.85

799

G8II-III

part of Saʽd al Suʽud

υ Cap

υ

15

196777

101984

20^h 40^m 02.96^s

−18° 08′ 19.0″

5.15

−1.67

755

M1III

suspected variable

42 Cap

42

BY

206301

107095

21^h 41^m 32.93^s

−14° 02′ 48.7″

5.16

2.60

106

G2V

RS CVn variable, V_max = 5.13^m, V_min = 5.18^m

φ Cap

φ

28

202320

104963

21^h 15^m 37.89^s

−20° 39′ 06.1″

5.17

−1.46

691

K0II/III

τ² Cap

τ²

14

196662

101923

20^h 39^m 16.32^s

−14° 57′ 17.0″

5.24

−3.41

1753

B7III

41 Cap

41

206356

107128

21^h 42^m 00.64^s

−23° 15′ 45.5″

5.24

0.84

247

K0III

σ Cap

σ

7

193150

100195

20^h 19^m 23.60^s

−19° 07′ 06.6″

5.28

−1.37

697

K2III

χ Cap

χ

25

201184

104365

21^h 08^m 33.61^s

−21° 11′ 36.7″

5.30

1.46

191

A0V

29 Cap

29

202369

104974

21^h 15^m 44.83^s

−15° 10′ 17.4″

5.31

−1.11

628

M2III

semiregular variable

33 Cap

33

203638

105665

21^h 24^m 09.60^s

−20° 51′ 05.6″

5.38

1.16

228

K0III

suspected variable, V_max = 5.35^m, V_min = 5.77^m

30 Cap

30

202671

105143

21^h 17^m 57.28^s

−17° 59′ 06.5″

5.40

−0.85

579

B5II/III

α² CVn variable

λ Cap

λ

48

207052

107517

21^h 46^m 32.08^s

−11° 21′ 57.4″

5.57

0.80

294

A1V

HD 203475

203475

105576

21^h 23^m 00.47^s

−22° 40′ 08.6″

5.63

−0.92

667

M0III

variable star, ΔV = 0.018^m, P = 4.95221 d

HD 195564

195564

101345

20^h 32^m 23.51^s

−09° 51′ 13.1″

5.66

3.74

79

G3V

HD 199260

199260

103389

20^h 56^m 47.27^s

−26° 17′ 46.4″

5.70

4.09

68

F7V

suspected variable, V_max = 5.68^m, V_min = 5.74^m

37 Cap

37

205289

106559

21^h 34^m 51.07^s

−20° 05′ 03.8″

5.70

3.53

88

F5V

HD 192310

192310

99825

20^h 15^m 16.58^s

−27° 01′ 57.1″

5.73

6.00

29

K3V

suspected variable, V_max = 5.72^m, V_min = 5.76^m; has two planets (b) and (c)

19 Cap

19

199012

103226

20^h 54^m 47.85^s

−17° 55′ 22.3″

5.78

0.36

395

K0III

On 26 February 2008, it was occulted by Venus as viewed from East Australia, New Zealand, part of Antarctica.^: 164

35 Cap

35

204139

105928

21^h 27^m 14.83^s

−21° 11′ 46.1″

5.78

0.02

462

K3III

HD 196857

196857

102026

20^h 40^m 32.56^s

−16° 07′ 27.7″

5.79

0.77

329

K0III

ξ² Cap

ξ²

2

191862

99572

20^h 12^m 25.76^s

−12° 37′ 01.3″

5.84

3.60

91

F5V

4 Cap

4

192879

100062

20^h 18^m 01.38^s

−21° 48′ 35.6″

5.86

0.76

341

G8III

HD 198174

198174

102772

20^h 49^m 17.61^s

−25° 46′ 52.3″

5.86

−1.37

911

B8II

α² CVn variable

44 Cap

44

206561

107232

21^h 43^m 04.40^s

−14° 23′ 59.1″

5.88

0.39

409

A9/F0V

On 2 April 2021, it was occulted by Jupiter as viewed from Western North America, South America, Antarctica.^: 165

HD 199443

199443

103460

20^h 57^m 40.61^s

−16° 01′ 53.6″

5.89

2.12

185

A2/A3III

α² CVn variable

17 Cap

17

197725

102487

20^h 46^m 09.97^s

−21° 30′ 50.4″

5.91

1.32

270

A1V

ο Cap A

ο

12

195094

101123

20^h 29^m 53.89^s

−18° 34′ 58.7″

5.94

1.62

239

A1V

binary star

45 Cap

45

206677

107302

21^h 44^m 00.98^s

−14° 44′ 57.8″

5.96

2.36

171

A7IV/V

On 3 August 2009, it was occulted by Jupiter.^: 164

47 Cap

47

AG

207005

107487

21^h 46^m 16.26^s

−09° 16′ 33.4″

6.00

−1.89

1235

M3III

semiregular variable, V_max = 5.9^m, V_min = 6.14^m, P = 25 d

HD 200052

200052

103777

21^h 01^m 45.27^s

−26° 52′ 51.4″

6.04

1.24

298

A3V

HD 202261

202261

104914

21^h 15^m 06.62^s

−17° 20′ 42.3″

6.05

0.78

368

K0III

suspected variable

BW Cap

BW

208735

108494

21^h 58^m 43.78^s

−21° 10′ 58.5″

6.06

−3.64

2835

M2III

slow irregular variable

21 Cap

21

199947

103703

21^h 00^m 51.78^s

−17° 31′ 51.1″

6.07

−0.05

545

K3III

HD 206005

206005

106938

21^h 39^m 28.09^s

−10° 34′ 36.4″

6.07

1.12

319

K0

β² Cap

β²

193452

100325

20^h 20^m 46.52^s

−14° 47′ 05.6″

6.09

1.18

328

B9.5III/IV

component of the β Cap system

HD 195330

195330

101221

20^h 31^m 04.33^s

−15° 03′ 21.8″

6.10

1.15

318

K1/K2III+..

HD 195838

195838

101507

20^h 34^m 11.66^s

−13° 43′ 16.5″

6.11

3.53

107

G0V

HD 195006

195006

101090

20^h 29^m 31.34^s

−22° 23′ 29.4″

6.13

0.07

531

K5III

HD 191110

AV

191110

99221

20^h 08^m 31.27^s

−10° 03′ 45.0″

6.18

0.15

524

B9.5III

α² CVn variable

HD 201057

201057

104297

21^h 07^m 44.68^s

−17° 27′ 20.8″

6.18

0.57

432

B9.5V

HD 196078

196078

101608

20^h 35^m 32.21^s

−16° 31′ 32.9″

6.19

1.91

235

A5II/III

HD 207760

207760

107901

21^h 51^m 41.66^s

−18° 37′ 21.9″

6.19

2.15

210

F0V

HD 198208

198208

102780

20^h 49^m 20.54^s

−18° 02′ 08.8″

6.20

−1.49

1124

K3III

HD 206546

206546

107238

21^h 43^m 13.48^s

−19° 37′ 15.4″

6.23

1.02

360

A0m...

27 Cap

27

201352

104452

21^h 09^m 32.93^s

−20° 33′ 22.8″

6.25

2.59

176

F2IV/V

20 Cap

20

AO

199728

103616

20^h 59^m 36.13^s

−19° 02′ 06.8″

6.26

0.66

430

Ap Si

α² CVn variable, V_max = 6.25^m, V_min = 6.30^m, P = 2.2411 d

HD 193896

193896

100524

20^h 23^m 00.78^s

−09° 39′ 16.8″

6.29

0.66

435

G5II-III

HD 196947

196947

102094

20^h 41^m 24.26^s

−25° 59′ 59.5″

6.29

−0.19

644

K2III

3 Cap

3

192666

99918

20^h 16^m 22.80^s

−12° 20′ 13.5″

6.30

0.26

527

B9IV

HD 207503

207503

107750

21^h 49^m 41.02^s

−12° 43′ 22.5″

6.31

0.35

506

A1/A2III

HD 198732

198732

103071

20^h 53^m 01.10^s

−23° 46′ 59.0″

6.32

1.94

245

K0III

ξ¹ Cap

ξ¹

1

191753

99529

20^h 11^m 57.90^s

−12° 23′ 32.5″

6.34

0.49

483

K0III

HD 195549

195549

101384

20^h 32^m 52.35^s

−24° 56′ 37.4″

6.35

1.19

350

A0V

HD 196761

196761

101997

20^h 40^m 11.44^s

−23° 46′ 30.0″

6.36

5.53

48

G8/K0V

HD 196385

196385

101808

20^h 37^m 52.18^s

−25° 06′ 33.1″

6.38

2.87

164

A9V

HD 203639

203639

105662

21^h 24^m 07.94^s

−22° 44′ 49.5″

6.38

0.56

476

K0III

HD 207552

207552

107797

21^h 50^m 12.97^s

−16° 50′ 41.6″

6.38

−0.40

739

K3III

BE Cap

BE

191639

99457

20^h 11^m 10.08^s

−08° 50′ 32.4″

6.39

2330

B1V

γ Cas variable, V_max = 6.16^m, V_min = 6.49^m

HD 205342

205342

106590

21^h 35^m 15.91^s

−23° 27′ 15.4″

6.39

1.03

385

K1III

HD 194918

194918

101011

20^h 28^m 43.58^s

−15° 44′ 29.4″

6.41

0.02

617

G8III

HD 204943

204943

106363

21^h 32^m 33.22^s

−24° 35′ 25.6″

6.43

2.22

226

A7V

HD 203607

203607

105646

21^h 23^m 55.86^s

−25° 12′ 08.7″

6.47

−0.71

888

K1III

HD 197540

197540

102414

20^h 45^m 13.12^s

−27° 14′ 50.3″

6.50

0.70

470

G8III

HD 206893

206893

107412

21^h 45^m 22.0^s

−12° 47′ 00″

6.67

125

F5V

has a planets (b)

ο Cap B

ο

12

195093

101120

20^h 29^m 52.58^s

−18° 35′ 10.2″

6.74

3.63

136

A7/A8V

component of the ο Cap system

τ¹ Cap

τ¹

13

196348

101751

20^h 37^m 21.16^s

−15° 08′ 50.0″

6.76

−0.40

883

K1III

50 Cap

50

207061

107527

21^h 46^m 42.09^s

−11° 41′ 52.2″

7.01

3.04

203

F6V

31 Cap

31

202723

105168

21^h 18^m 15.64^s

−17° 27′ 44.2″

7.07

1.99

338

F0V

HD 205249

AS

205249

106497

21^h 34^m 16.57^s

−13° 29′ 01.5″

7.69

610

K0IIIp

RS CVn variable, V_max = 7.53^m, V_min = 7.80^m, P = 60.64 d

HD 204313

204313

106006

21^h 28^m 12.21^s

−21° 43′ 34.5″

7.99

4.61

154

G5V

has three planets (b, c & d)

HD 202206

202206

104903

21^h 14^m 57.77^s

−20° 47′ 21.15″

8.08

4.75

151

G6V

has a brown dwarf (b) and a planet (c)

HD 202772 A

202772

21^h 18^m 48.0^s

−26° 36′ 59″

8.32

480

has a planet (b)

RS Cap

RS

200994

104252

21^h 07^m 15.43^s

−16° 25′ 21.5″

8.36

2590

M6/M7III

semiregular variable

HD 204941

204941

106353

21^h 32^m 24^s

−20° 57′ 27″

8.45

88

K2V

has a planet (b)

AT Cap

AT

195040

101098

20^h 29^m 36.86^s

−21° 07′ 34.7″

8.87

4500

G6III/IV

RS CVn variable, V_max = 8.87^m, V_min = 9.18^m

HD 197027

197027

102152

20^h 41^m 54.63^s

−27° 12′ 57.4″

9.15

253.9

G3V

solar twin

AD Cap

AD

206046

106961

21^h 39^m 48.92^s

−16° 00′ 21.0″

9.77

1010

K0IV/V

RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.262^m, P = 2.9592 d

WASP-111

21^h 55^m 04.0^s

−22° 36′ 45″

10.3

685

F5

has a transiting planet (b)

HD 358623

AZ

358623

20^h 56^m 02.74^s

−17° 10′ 53.7″

10.48

K6Ve+M2

T Tau star, ΔV = 0.098^m, P = 3.403 d

HD 193334

193334

20^h 20^m 23.0^s

−19° 18′ 53″

10.68

G2

WASP-68, has a transiting planet (b)

TW Cap

TW

99765

20^h 14^m 28.42^s

−13° 50′ 07.9″

10.7

A5Ib...

W Vir variable, V_max = 9.95^m, V_min = 11.4^m, P = 28.585 d

RV Cap

RV

103755

21^h 01^m 28.87^s

−15° 13′ 46.1″

10.97

A8

RR Lyr variable, V_max = 10.22^m, V_min = 11.57^m, P = 0.44774401 d

YZ Cap

YZ

358431

105285

21^h 19^m 32.41^s

−15° 07′ 01.2″

11.09

793

F5

RR Lyr variable, V_max = 11.02^m, V_min = 11.6^m, P = 0.2734563 d

HATS-3

20^h 49^m 50.0^s

−24° 25′ 44″

11.44

1477

F

has a planet (b)

Wolf 922

BB

106255

21^h 31^m 18.61^s

−09° 47′ 26.5″

11.99

27.049

M4.5e

BY Dra variable, V_max = 11.96^m, V_min = 11.99^m

WASP-89

20^h 55^m 36.0^s

−18° 58′ 16″

13.1

K3

has a transiting planet (b)

PSR B2045-16

20^h 48^m 35.45^s

−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 m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• 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.]