The Sea-Goat
Capricornus
Genitive: Capricorni · abbreviation Cap
Best evening month
September
Visible from
90°S to 68°N
Centre RA
21h 00m 00s
Centre Dec
−22° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Associated with the god Pan, who turned his lower half into a fish to escape the monster Typhon. Its sea-goat image dates back to Babylonian astronomy.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD
Zodiac
♑︎ The sign of Capricorn
The astrological sign shares this name but no longer matches the stars' dates — see why.
Brightest stars
- mag 2.85
Deneb Algedi
δ Capricorni · HIP 107556
- mag 3.05
Dabih
β Capricorni · HIP 100345
- mag 3.58
Algedi
α2 Capricorni · HIP 100064
- mag 3.69
Nashira
γ Capricorni · HIP 106985
- mag 3.77
Yen
ζ Capricorni · HIP 105881
- mag 4.08
θ Capricorni
HIP 104139
- mag 4.12
ω Capricorni
HIP 102978
- mag 4.13
Wei
ψ Capricorni · HIP 102485
- mag 4.28
ι Capricorni
HIP 105515
- mag 4.30
Prima Giedi
α1 Capricorni · HIP 100027