Omicron Capricorni
Star in the constellation Capricornus
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Omicron Capricorni is a wide binary star[15] system in the constellation Capricornus.[16] Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from ο Capricorni, and abbreviated Omicron Cap or ο Cap. The brighter component has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.94,[2] which is near the lower limit on stellar brightness that still can be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 14.02 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this system is located at a distance of 233 light-years (71 pc) from the Sun. The proximity of this system to the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultation.[17]
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| ο Cap A | |
| Right ascension | 20h 29m 53.909s[1] |
| Declination | â18° 34â² 59.46â³[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.94[2] |
| ο Cap B | |
| Right ascension | 20h 29m 52.594s[3] |
| Declination | â18° 35â² 10.90â³[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +6.74[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| ο Cap A | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[4] |
| Spectral type | A1 V[5] |
| UâB color index | +0.30[2] |
| BâV color index | +0.08[2] |
| ο Cap B | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence[3] |
| Spectral type | A7/8 V[5] |
| UâB color index | +0.04[2] |
| BâV color index | +0.22[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| ο Cap A | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | â12.4±1.3[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +29.058 mas/yr[1] Dec.: â81.326 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (Ï) | 14.0193±0.0402 mas[1] |
| Distance | 232.6 ± 0.7 ly (71.3 ± 0.2 pc) |
| ο Cap B | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | â9.1±0.6[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +29.266 mas/yr[3] Dec.: â81.577 mas/yr[3] |
| Parallax (Ï) | 14.0435±0.0266 mas[3] |
| Distance | 232.2 ± 0.4 ly (71.2 ± 0.1 pc) |
| Details | |
| ο Cap A | |
| Mass | 1.96±0.09[7] Mâ |
| Radius | 1.92+0.13 â0.15[7] Râ |
| Luminosity | 18.6[4] Lâ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.23[7] cgs |
| Temperature | 10,492±357[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00+0.12 â0.11 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 276[9] km/s |
| Age | 118[8] Myr |
| ο Cap B | |
| Mass | 1.83[10] Mâ |
| Radius | 1.57[10] Râ |
| Luminosity | 8.1[10] Lâ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.31[10] cgs |
| Temperature | 7,762[10] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 136[9] km/s |
| Age | 387[11] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| ο Cap, 12 Cap, ADS 13902, CCDM J20299-1835[12] | |
| ο Cap A: BDâ19°5831, GC 28503, HD 195094, HIP 101123, HR 7830, SAO 163626[13] | |
| ο Cap B: BDâ19°5830, GC 28502, HD 195093, HIP 101120, HR 7829, SAO 163625[14] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | A |
| B | |
Large but uncertain discrepancies in the parallax measurements from Hipparcos may indicate, weakly, that there is a third, unseen companion in the system.[15]
Both visible components are white-hued A-type main-sequence stars.[5] The primary, component A, sometimes called ο1 Capricorni, has an apparent magnitude of +5.94, while the companion, component B or ο2 Capricorni, has an apparent magnitude of +6.74.[2] The two stars are currently separated by 21.91[15] arcseconds, corresponding to a projected separation of around 2,100 AU.[18] At the estimated age of around 118[8] million years old, both components are spinning rapidly: component A has a projected rotational velocity of 276 km/s, while component B is 136 km/s.[9]