Psi Capricorni (HIP 102485), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

Psi Capricorni (HIP 102485) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F5V) in Stars, 48 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.13.

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Psi Capricorni (HIP 102485)

Psi Capricorni is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 48 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.13. Iron abundance: -0.02 (95% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 28.1 km/s. Galactic orbit: 21,950 34,057 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 20h 46m, Dec -25° 16.2'

Spectral type: F5V

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