Magnitude 4.13 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.13 | Constellation Capricornus | |
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Psi Capricorni (ψ Cap, ψ Capricorni) is a star in the constellation Capricornus. ψ Capricorni is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.13. It is approximately 47.9 light years from Earth. The measured rotational velocity of this star is approximately 41 km/s (the Sun has an equatorial rotation velocity of 2 km/s). Analysis of the line profile of the star's spectrum indicates that it is undergoing differential rotation, with the variation by latitude being similar to the Sun.
Chinese name
In Chinese, 天田 (Tiān Tián), meaning Celestial Farmland, refers to an asterism consisting of ψ Capricorni, ω Capricorni, 3 Piscis Austrini, and 24 Capricorni. Consequently, ω Capricorni itself is known as 天田四 (Tiān Tián sì, English: the Fourth Star of Celestial Farmland.)
In R. H. Allen's version, this star represented the state Yue.