Xi1 Capricorni

Xi1 Capricorni
Location of ξ1 Capricorni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension 20h 11m 57.89778s
Declination −12° 23 32.6484
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.34
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III
B−V color index +1.21
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+0.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −8.004 mas/yr
Dec.: −18.202 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.2607±0.0577 mas
Distance620 ± 7 ly
(190 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.56
Details
Mass1.55 M
Radius18.88+0.72
−0.95
 R
Luminosity139±2 L
Temperature4,439±42 K
Age3.35 Gyr
Other designations
ξ1 Cap, 1 Cap, BD−12°5664, GC 28026, HD 191753, HIP 99529, HR 7712, SAO 163328
Database references
SIMBADdata

Xi1 Capricorni, Latinized from ξ1 Capricorni, is an orange-hued star in the constellation Capricornus. With an apparent visual magnitude of +6.34, it is near the lower limit of brightness for stars that can be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 5.26 mas as seen from Earth, this system is located roughly 620 light-years from the Sun.

It is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III. With an age of 3.35 billion years, this star has an estimated 1.55 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 139 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of about 4,439 K.