Capricornus

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constellation meteor shower

Capricornus is a zodiac constellation in the southern sky, traditionally depicted as a sea-goat and known for its relatively faint stars.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Capricorn	3
Alpha Capricornids	0
Delta Capricorni	0
Messier 30	0
zodiacal constellation Capricornus	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constellation ⓘ meteor shower ⓘ
abbreviation	Cap NERFINISHED ⓘ
apparentMagnitude	2.81 ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees	414 ⓘ
associatedDeity	Ea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedZodiacSign	Capricorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderingConstellation	Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ Aquila NERFINISHED ⓘ Microscopium NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscis Austrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ
brightestStar	Delta Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
celestialHemisphere	southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
declinationRange	−9° to −28° (approximate) ⓘ
eclipticLongitudeEnd	300° ⓘ
eclipticLongitudeStart	270° ⓘ
family	Zodiac family ⓘ
genitiveForm	Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMessierObject	Messier 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableStar	Alpha Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ Beta Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
isZodiacConstellation	true ⓘ
liesOn	celestial equator (near) ⓘ ecliptic ⓘ
locatedInConstellation	Capricornus NERFINISHED ⓘ
meteorShower	Alpha Capricornids NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars	49 ⓘ
numberOfMainStars	9 ⓘ
quadrant	SQ4 ⓘ
rankByArea	40 ⓘ
rightAscensionRange	20h to 21h ⓘ
symbol	♑ ⓘ
traditionalDepiction	sea-goat ⓘ
visibleBestFromLatitude	about +60° to −90° ⓘ
visibleInMonth	September (evening sky, mid-northern latitudes) ⓘ
zodiacBand	ecliptic ⓘ
zodiacSignElement	Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
zodiacSignModality	Cardinal ⓘ
zodiacSignOrder	10 ⓘ
zodiacSignRulingPlanet	Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deneb Algedi → IAUConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Sigma Capricornids → associatedConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Deneb Algedi → belongsToZodiacConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Aquarius → borderedBy → Capricornus ⓘ

Piscis Austrinus → borderedBy → Capricornus ⓘ

Alpha Capricorni → constellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Beta Capricorni → constellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Deneb Algedi → constellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Gamma Capricorni → constellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Cap → denotes → Capricornus ⓘ

zodiac of Dendera → featuresConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

subject surface form: Zodiac of Dendera

this entity surface form: Capricorn

Ptolemy’s 48 constellations → includesConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Alpha Capricorni → isBrightStarIn → Capricornus ⓘ

Delta Capricorni → isBrightestStarIn → Capricornus ⓘ

Deneb Algedi → isEasilyIdentifiableMemberOf → Capricornus ⓘ

Delta Capricorni → isInConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Delta Capricorni → isMostLuminousStarOf → Capricornus ⓘ

Deneb Algedi → isMostProminentStarOf → Capricornus ⓘ

Cap → isThreeLetterAbbreviationFor → Capricornus ⓘ

Messier 30 → locatedInConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Chi Capricornids → parentConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Gamma Capricorni → partOf → Capricornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: zodiacal constellation Capricornus

Alpha Capricornids → radiantConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Chi Capricornids → radiantConstellation → Capricornus ⓘ

Cap → shortFor → Capricornus ⓘ

Legio II Adiutrix → standardSymbol → Capricornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capricorn

Legio I Adiutrix → symbol → Capricornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capricorn