Kappa Capricorni [SEP] constellation
Kappa Capricorni
Kappa Capricorni (κ Cap, κ Capricorni) is a solitary star in the constellation Capricornus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.73. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 11.09 mas as seen from the Earth, the star is located about 294 light years from the Sun.
This is a yellow-hued, evolved, G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III. There is a 91% probability that it is currently on
Ramparts", refers to an asterism consisting of Gamma Capricorni, Kappa Capricorni, Epsilon Capricorni, Delta Capricorni, Iota Aquarii, Sigma Aquarii, Lambda Aquarii, Phi Aquarii, 27 Piscium, 29 Piscium, 33 Piscium and 30 Piscium. Consequently, the Chinese name for Gamma Capricorni itself is (, ).
Nomenclature Namesake.
Nashira (AK-85) was a United States Navy ship, though it was never commissioned and never bore the USS designation.
Properties.
γ Capricorni is a hot chemically peculiar Am star with