Ξ1_Capricorni

Xi<sup>1</sup> Capricorni

Xi1 Capricorni

Star in the constellation Capricornus

Xi1 Capricorni, Latinized from ξ1 Capricorni, is an orange-hued star in the constellation Capricornus. With an apparent visual magnitude of +6.34,[2] it is near the lower limit of brightness for stars that can be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 5.26 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this system is located roughly 620 light-years from the Sun.

For other stars with this Bayer designation, see ξ Capricorni.
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It is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III.[3] With an age of 3.35 billion years, this star has an estimated 1.55[6] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 139[1] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of about 4,439 K.[6]

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    Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
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    Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
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    Luck, R. Earle (September 2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", The Astronomical Journal, 150 (3): 23, arXiv:1507.01466, Bibcode:2015AJ....150...88L, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, S2CID 118505114, 88.
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