α Capricorni

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multiple star system

α Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but composed of at least two main components.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
α² Capricorni 1
α¹ Capricorni 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf multiple star system ⓘ
angularSeparationBetweenMainComponents ~0.11° ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV 3.58 ⓘ
3.58 ⓘ
4.27 ⓘ
appearsSingleToNakedEye true ⓘ
bayerDesignation α Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
componentOf α Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
α Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
constellation Capricornus NERFINISHED ⓘ
declination −12° 32′ 42″ ⓘ
distanceFromEarth approximately 100 light-years ⓘ
flamsteedDesignation 7 Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
galacticLatitude −27.33° ⓘ
galacticLongitude 24.47° ⓘ
hasComponent α² Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
α¹ Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEquatorialCoordinateSystem J2000 ⓘ
hasMultipleStarComponents at least two main components ⓘ
hasProperNameForSystem Algedi GENERATED ⓘ
hasTraditionalNameOrigin Arabic ⓘ
isBrightStar true ⓘ
isCataloguedIn Bright Star Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ
isNakedEyeObject true ⓘ
true ⓘ
true ⓘ
isOpticalDouble true ⓘ
isWesternZodiacConstellationMember true ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
otherName Algedi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Giedi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Giedi Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ
rightAscension 20h 18m 03s ⓘ
spectralType G-type giant ⓘ
K-type giant ⓘ
spectralTypeOfMainComponents G-type and K-type giants ⓘ
traditionalNameMeaning the kid (young goat) ⓘ
visibleFrom Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Alpha Capricorni → BayerDesignation → α Capricorni ⓘ
Alpha Capricorni → otherName → α Capricorni ⓘ
Alpha Capricorni → otherName → α Capricorni ⓘ
subject surface form: Alpha Capricorni A
this entity surface form: α¹ Capricorni
Alpha Capricorni → otherName → α Capricorni ⓘ
subject surface form: Alpha Capricorni B
this entity surface form: α² Capricorni