How to see it
17 Cap has a visual magnitude of about 5.91: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 17 Cap: right ascension 20h 46m 10s, declination −21° 30′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
17 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102487, HD 197725, Gaia DR3 6855318389161195904. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6855318389161195904
- HIP
- 102487
- HD
- 197725
- gaia_dr3
- 6855318389161195904
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 17 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.91