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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

Find the large, gaseous, ringed planet wedged between the constellations Aquarius and Capricornus.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2022

After watching Venus and Mars in the constellation Leo dip below the horizon, turn to the east to find Saturn rising in the constellation Capricornus, followed by Jupiter in the constellation Aquarius.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2021

"Yes, sir—I give you my word Capricornus is to be an architect," repeated Malkiel.

From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Robert Smythe Hichens

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

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

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott

The star β Capricorni is also a wide double, the components yellow and blue, with many telescopic companions.

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

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

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