Alpha Capricornus
Star 88 of 100
Constellation: Capricornus
Difficulty: Easy
Right Ascension: 20h 18m.1
Declination: -12° 33'
Magnitude: 3.7, 4.3
Separation: 381.2"
Position Angle: 290°
Last WDS Measure: 2012
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | Alpha Capricornus |
| Seeing: | G |
| Transparency: | 5 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.12, -85.33 |
| Instrument: | 1000/102mm Orion Refractor |
| Power: | 40x |
| Date: | 8-20-24 |
| Time: | 10:41pm EST |
| Est. P.A.: | 290 deg |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Another golden pair. Their separation is so far I thought Alpha 2 was the primary because of a very faint star near that one in the EP. The true pair is just very far apart.
Additional Notes
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