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Capricornus

American  
[kap-ri-kawr-nuhs] / ˌkæp rɪˈkɔr nəs /

noun

  • Capricorni
    genitive
  1. Capricorn.


Capricornus British  
/ ˌkæprɪˈkɔːnəs /

noun

  1. a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Capricornus

From Latin

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The ringed planet stands at the constellation Capricornus at +0.7 magnitude, a little faint under urban conditions.

From Washington Post Nov. 25, 2022

Saturn — our solar system’s other large gaseous planet — now rises in the late afternoon, ahead of Jupiter, and loiters near the goat shape of Capricornus.

From Washington Post Oct. 1, 2022

From an earthly perspective, Saturn — found now on the border of the constellations Aquarius and Capricornus — and the sun are opposite one another.

From Washington Post Jul. 29, 2022

Naval Observatory, seems to be squeezed between the constellations Capricornus and Aquarius.

From Washington Post May 29, 2022

Capricornus 82 The head of the Sea Goat is located by a line drawn from α Pegasi through ζ and θ Pegasi and prolonged about 25°.

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott

Nashira, γ Capricorni, "the fortunate one, or the bringer of good tidings."

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott

There was also an immersion of π Capricorni behind the moon's dark limb, some time before, but it was observed by Mr Bayly alone.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr

Immediately below Equuleus are the stars α1 and α^272 Capricorni, seen as a naked-eye double to the right of and above β.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

Giedi, α Capricorni, also called Algied´-i, the goat.

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott

John, description of 8 M, 34. suggestion about α Capricorni, 65.

From Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments by Garrett Putman Serviss

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