Lambda Capricorni

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Lambda Capricorni
Template:Location mark
Location of λ Capricorni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.56[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1 V[3]
B−V Template:Engvar −0.01[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−2.4[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +28.92[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −9.66[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.58±0.30 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.89[5]
Details
Mass2.50[6] Template:Solar mass
Radius2.2[7] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity45[5] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)Template:Val[6] cgs
TemperatureTemplate:Val[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)Template:Val[8] km/s
Age155[6] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
λ Cap, 48 Cap, BD−12°6087, FK5 818, HD 207052, HIP 107517, HR 8319, SAO 164639[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

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Lambda Capricorni, Latinized from λ Capricorni, is a solitary[10] star in the southern constellation of Capricornus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.56.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 11.58 mas as seen from the Earth,[1] the star is located about 282 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.11 due to interstellar dust.[11]

This is a white-hued A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A1 V.[3] It is a magnetic Ap star, indicating the spectrum displays chemically peculiar features.[8] The star has an estimated 2.50[6] times the mass of the Sun and about 2.2[7] times the Sun's radius. It is 155[6] million years old and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 192.5 km/s.[8] Lambda Capricorni is radiating 45[5] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,674 K.[6]

References

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