Back جدي الجدي (نجم) Arabic Al Giedi AST Alpha Capricorni BS Alfa de Capricorn Catalan Algiedi German Al Giedi Spanish آلفا برج جدی Persian Algedi French Algedi Italian やぎ座アルファ星 Japanese
Alpha Capricorni (α Capricorni, abbreviated Alpha Cap, α Cap) is an optical double star in the constellation of Capricornus. The two physically unrelated components are designated:
- α1 Capricorni
- α2 Capricorni (also named Algedi[1]).
They are separated by 0.11° on the sky, and resolvable with the naked eye, similar to Mizar and Alcor. α¹ Capricorni is fainter (apparent magnitude 4.27) than α² Capricorni (apparent magnitude 3.58).
- ^ "IAU Catalog of Star Names". Retrieved 28 July 2016.