Gamma Capricorni is a star in the constellation of Capricornus. It has the proper name Nashira, pronounced (); Gamma Capricorni is its Bayer designation. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of approximately from the Sun. The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −31 km/s. to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Nashira for this star on 21 August 2016 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. Consequently, the Chinese name for Gamma Capricorni itself is (, ).
Namesake
Nashira (AK-85) was a United States Navy ship, though it was never commissioned and never bore the USS designation.
Properties
γ Capricorni is classified as a hot chemically peculiar Am star with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.67. The spectrum displays abundance anomalies of the elements strontium, chromium, and europium. This star is classified as an α<sup>2</sup> Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.03 magnitudes.