Gamma Capricorni

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Proper names: Gamma Capricorni, 40 Capricorni
Catalog numbers:
     Henry Draper (HD) 206088, Bonner Durchmusterung (BD) -17°6340, Hipparcos Input Catalog (HIC) 106985, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) 164560, Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5) 812, Hoffleit Bright Star (HR) 8278
Heavy element abundance: 1011% of Sol
Standard error in heavy element abundance: 67%
Source for heavy element abundance: Strobel [Fe/H] Determinations
Arity: singular
Right Ascension and Declination: 21h40m5.457s, -16°39'44.4" (epoch 2000.0)
Distance from Sol: 139 light-years (42.6 parsecs)
Standard error in distance: 4.4752%
Source for distance: Hipparcos
Celestial (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: 109, -76.3, -39.8
Galactic (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: 78.5, 58.4, -98.6
Proper motion: 0.189 arcsec/yr (96.5° from north)
Radial Velocity: -31.2 km/sec
Source for proper motion and radial velocity: Gliese
Galactic (U,V,W) velocity components in km/s: -44.8, -20.3, -3.73

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NOTE: This star is actually a close-orbiting binary pair. The data below are for both sub-components of the pair combined.
Spectral class: F0p
Luminosity Class: III?
Apparent visual magnitude: +3.67
Absolute visual magnitude: +0.53
Visual luminosity: 53.6 x Sol
Color indices: B-V= +0.32, U-B= +0.20
Diameter: 4.90 x Sol
Source for diameter: Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (Fracassini+ 1988)
Comfort Zone (visual): 7.32 A.U.s
Angular size of star in sky in CZ: 0.356504 degrees

light-years
but not more than light-years away
Data for this star system were most recently updated on 4-April-2001.