constellation Capricornus

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constellation zodiac constellation

Constellation Capricornus is a zodiac constellation in the southern sky traditionally depicted as a sea-goat and associated with the astrological sign of Capricorn.

Aliases (2)

Capricornus ×51
Capricorn ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constellation → zodiac constellation →
areaSquareDegrees	approximately 414 →
associatedWithAstrologicalSign	Capricorn →
associatedWithMythology	Greek mythology →
belongsTo	zodiac →
bestVisibleAtLocalTime	around 21:00 →
bestVisibleMonthNorthernHemisphere	September →
borderedBy	Aquarius → Aquila → Microscopium → Piscis Austrinus → Sagittarius →
brightestStar	Deneb Algedi →
brightestStarApparentMagnitude	2.85 →
brightestStarDesignation	Delta Capricorni →
containsDeepSkyObject	Messier 30 →
containsGlobularCluster	Messier 30 →
crossedBy	ecliptic →
declinationRange	approximately −9° to −28° →
eclipticLongitudeRange	approximately 270° to 300° →
hasIAUBoundariesDefinedBy	Eugène Delporte →
hasThreeLetterAbbreviation	Cap →
historicalOrigin	Babylonian astronomy →
iauAbbreviation	Cap →
iauGenitive	Capricorni →
includedIn	Ptolemy’s 48 constellations →
latinNameMeaning	horned goat →
locatedIn	southern celestial hemisphere →
messierObjectCount	1 →
meteorShower	Alpha Capricornids → Chi Capricornids → Sigma Capricornids →
mythologicalFigure	Amalthea → Pan →
name	Capricornus →
notableStar	Alpha Capricorni → Beta Capricorni → Gamma Capricorni →
oneOf	88 modern constellations →
partOf	ecliptic constellations →
rankByArea	40 →
recognizedBy	International Astronomical Union →
rightAscensionRange	approximately 20h to 21h →
symbolicRepresentation	sea-goat →
visibleFromLatitudeNorth	up to about +60° →
visibleFromLatitudeSouth	to about −90° →
visibleInSeason	early autumn → late summer →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sagittarius ("Capricornus") →	borderingConstellation
Capricornus ("Capricornus") →	name
Tropic of Capricorn →	namedAfter
Makar Sankranti ("Capricorn") →	zodiacSign