How to see it
36 Cap has a visual magnitude of about 4.27: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 36 Cap: right ascension 21h 28m 44s, declination −21° 48′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
36 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106039, HD 204381, Gaia DR3 6828451375858909568. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6828451375858909568
- HIP
- 106039
- HD
- 204381
- gaia_dr3
- 6828451375858909568
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 36 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.27