Xi1 Capricorni

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Xi1 Capricorni
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Location of ξ1 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) +6.34[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III[3]
B−V Template:Engvar +1.21[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+0.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −8.004[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −18.202[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.2607±0.0577 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.56[5]
Details
Mass1.55[6] Template:Solar mass
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LuminosityScript error: No such module "val".[1] Template:Solar luminosity
TemperatureScript error: No such module "val".[6] K
Age3.35[6] Gyr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Xi1 Capricorni, Latinized from ξ1 Capricorni, is an orange-hued star in the constellation Capricornus. With an apparent visual magnitude of +6.34,[2] it is near the lower limit of brightness for stars that can be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of Script error: No such module "val". as seen from Earth,[1] this system is located roughly 620 light-years from the Sun.

It is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III.[3] With an age of 3.35 billion years, this star has an estimated 1.55[6] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 139[1] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of about 4,439 K.[6]

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