Official IAU constellation
Capricornus
Sea Goat
IAU abbreviation: Cap
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
July, August, September
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
9 stars, 9 lines
About
Capricornus is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 9 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Capricornus is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 9 stars with 9 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Deneb Algedi (apparent magnitude 2.85).
Important Stars
AlgediDabihNashiraDeneb Algedi