CONSTELLATION OF CAPRICORN |
Name: Capricorn
Abbreviation: Cap
Meaning: Goat or Sea-goat
Right Ascension: 21h
Declination: -20º
Area (Degrees squared): 414
Stars with known planets: 1
Bordering Constellations: Aquarius, Aquila, Sagittarius,
Microscopium, Pisces Austrinus
Visible at latitudes between +60º and -90º and best at 21.00h during September. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Capricorn is considered a
summer constellation and is visible from July to December depending on the time of night.
Capricorn is one of the thirteen zodiacal constellations located between Aquarius and Sagittarius.
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| Observations |
Deep Sky Objects:
M30 - a Globular Cluster.
NGC 7103 - Galaxy Group, magnitude 15.00.
NGC 6907 - a wide Spiral Galaxy, magnitude 11.30.
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +2.85 - Deneb Algadi
2. +3.65 - Nashira
3. +4.25
4. +3.79
5. +4.05
6. +4.10
7. +4.10
8. +3.05
9. +3.55
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