constellation Capricornus

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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)

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

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