Nu Capricorni
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension | 20h20m39.8s |
| Declination | −12°45′33″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.77 |
| Distance | 272 ± 22 ly (83 ± 7 pc) |
| Spectral type | B9.5V |
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Nu Capricorni (ν Cap / ν Capricorni) is a binary star in the constellation Capricornus. It also has the traditional name Alshat, from the arabic الشاة aš-šā[t], meaning the (she) camel. It is approximately 272 light years from Earth.
The primary component, ν Capricorni A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.77. Its companion, ν Capricorni B, is a twelfth magnitude star located 54 arcseconds or at least 4000 AU from the primary.
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