Chi Capricorni

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Chi Capricorni
Location of χ Capricorni (circled)
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension 21h 08m 33.62529s[1]
Declination −21° 11′ 37.2177″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.28[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 V[3]
B−V color index +0.01[2]
Distance
180 ± 3 ly
(55.1 ± 0.9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.59[4]
Details
Myr
HIP 104365, HR 8087, SAO 190050[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Chi Capricorni,

apparent visual magnitude of +5.28.[2]

Properties

This is an

mass of the Sun and is radiating 21[6] times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,878 K.[5]

At an

projected separation of 28,300 AU.[9] It has a visual magnitude of 10.94[10] and a classification of M0 Vk,[11] indicating this is a red dwarf star.[9]

Chinese Name

In

Chinese name for χ Capricorni itself represents the state Qi (齊),[13] together with 112 Herculis in Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure (asterism).[14]

R.H.Allen had opinion that χ Capricorni, together with φ Capricorni, were represent the state Wei (魏).[15]

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 18759600
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  2. ^
    Bibcode:1966RGOB..110..185E
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  3. ^
    S2CID 18475298
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  4. S2CID 119257644
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  5. ^
    S2CID 33401607
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  6. ^
    S2CID 118665352
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  7. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021423
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  8. ^ "chi Cap". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. ^
    S2CID 661494
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  10. doi:10.1888/0333750888/2862
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  11. S2CID 119476992
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  12. ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7
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  13. ^ (in Chinese)zh:北方中西星名對照表
  14. ^ (in Chinese)zh:北天中西星名對照表
  15. ^ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), "Capricornus", Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Dover, retrieved 2017-05-09.
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