How to see it
4 Cap has a visual magnitude of about 5.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 4 Cap: right ascension 20h 18m 1s, declination −21° 48′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
4 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 100062, HD 192879, Gaia DR3 6853183996574063360. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6853183996574063360
- HIP
- 100062
- HD
- 192879
- gaia_dr3
- 6853183996574063360
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 4 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.59