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What Constellation is Capricornus?
Capricornus is one of the zodiacal constellations, being the smallest among them. It is the 40 th largest constellation in the sky, out of the 88 modern constellations. Capricornus is one of the 88 modern constellations, yet it was also one of the first 48 constellations listed by the Greco-Roman astronomer, Ptolemy, in his 2 nd century Almagest.
What is the myth of Capricornus?
Another Greek myth identifies Capricornus as Almathea, the goat that nursed Zeus when he was an infant, hiding from his Titan father, Cronos. There are five meteor showers associated with the constellation of Capricornus, the Alpha, Chi, Sigma, Tau Capricornids, and the Capricornids-Sagittarids.
What is the second brightest star in Capricornus?
Dabih, designated as Beta Capricorni, is a multiple star system located at around 328 light-years away from us. Dabih is the second-brightest star in Capricornus, having an apparent magnitude of 3.05. Both the primary star, Dabih Major, and the secondary star Dabih Minor, are composed of multiple stars.
What is Pi Capricorni?
Pi Capricorni, also known as Okul or Oculus, is a triple star system located at around 660 light-years away from us. The primary star is a blue-white B-type giant star, having an apparent magnitude of +5.096. Pi Capricorni has around 590% of our Sun鈥檚 mass, and it is 238 times brighter than our Sun.