Mu Capricorni
A solitary F-type star in Capricornus, visible to the naked eye.
Mu Capricorni is a solitary, yellow-white hued star in the southern constellation of Capricornus. It is an F-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of F2 V, visible to the naked eye at an apparent visual magnitude of +5.08. The star is located 87.4 light-years from the Sun and is drifting closer with a line of sight velocity of −21.5 km/s.
Quick Facts
- Bayer designation
- Mu Capricorni (μ Cap)
- Apparent visual magnitude
- +5.08
- Radial velocity
- −21.5 km/s
- Stellar classification
- F2 V
- Effective temperature
- 6,755 K
- Age
- 1.8 billion years
- Projected rotational velocity
- 69 km/s
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