Capricorn (pl. ''capricorni'' or ''capricorns'') may refer to: *

Capricornus Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for "horned goat" or "goat Horn (anatomy), horn" or "having horns like a goat's", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea goat: a mythical creature that is hal ...

, a constellation often called Capricorn *

Capricorn (astrology) Capricorn (; , Latin for "horned goat") is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs, originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the goat. It spans the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding t ...

, an astrological sign of the zodiac

Places

Capricorn and Bunker Group The islands and reefs of the Capricorn and Bunker Group are situated astride the Tropic of Capricorn at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, approximately 80 kilometres east of Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone, which is situated on t ...

, islands of the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia *

Capricorn District Municipality The Capricorn District Municipality () is one of the 5 Districts of South Africa, districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital is Polokwane. As of 2011, th ...

, Limpopo province, South Africa * Capricorn Caves, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Animals

*Capricorn, an animal from the ibex family, particularly the Alpine ibex *

Capricornis The serow (, or ), is any of four species of medium-sized goat-like or antelope-like mammals in the genus ''Capricornis''. All four species of serow were, until recently, classified under '' Naemorhedus'', which now only contains the gorals. Ext ...

, a genus of goat-like or antelope-like animals

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Capricorn (comics) Zodiac is the name of different groups of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first version of the Zodiac made up of humans appears in '' The Avengers'' #72 (Jan. 1970) and wa ...

, several Marvel Comics characters * Capricorn (''Inkworld''), ''Inkheart'' character

Music

Groups and labels

Capricorn Records Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre. History Label and studio fou ...

, an American record label active 1969–1979 * Capricorn (ensemble), a British chamber ensemble active 1973–2000

Albums

* ''Capricorn'' (Jay Chou album), 2008 * ''Capricorn'' (Trevor Powers album), 2020 * ''Capricorn'' (Mike Tramp album), 1997 *"

Capricorn (A Brand New Name) "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" is the debut song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. The song was released by Immortal Records on July 23, 2002, as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut album. The song was written by Jared L ...

", a 2002 single by 30 Seconds to Mars from their self-titled album

Songs

*"Capricorn", a song by IQ from their 1997 concept album '' Subterranea'' *"Capricorn", a song by Barclay James Harvest from the album ''

Eyes of the Universe Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band, which following a split in 1998 now exists as two successor bands. They were founded in Oldham, in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (born 1948), guitarist/vocalist John ...

'' *"Capricorn", a song by Motörhead from the album ''

Overkill Overkill may refer to: * Overkill (term), the use of excessive force or action to achieve a goal * Surplus killing, when a predator kills more prey than it can eat * Overexploitation, depletion of a natural resource through overharvesting ** Over ...

'' * "Capricorn" (song), a song by Vampire Weekend on the album ''Only God Was Above Us''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Capricorn'', a 1988 manga series created by

Johji Manabe , also known as George Manabe, is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known in the English-speaking world for '' Caravan Kidd'', '' Outlanders'', and '' Capricorn''. He is not to be confused with an animator of the same name (but written differ ...

* ''

Capricorn One ''Capricorn One'' is a 1977 thriller film in which a reporter discovers that a supposed Mars landing by a crewed mission to the planet has been faked via a conspiracy involving the government and—under duress—the crew themselves. It was wri ...

'', a 1977 thriller film

Brands and enterprises

Capricorn (microprocessor) The Capricorn family of microprocessors was developed by Hewlett-Packard in the late 1970s for the HP Series 80 scientific microcomputers. Capricorn was first used in the HP-85 desktop BASIC computer, introduced in January 1980. Steve Wozniak wa ...

, a family of microprocessors used in the HP series 80 scientific microcomputers *Capricorn, one of the names for the

Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (Aircraft registration, registered N277SF) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett first flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in slightly more than ...

Capricorn Investment Holdings Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of Cavmont Bank Limited are located at 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road ...

, an umbrella for the Capricorn group of companies

Other uses

*''Capricorn'', a ship that on January 28, 1980, collided with and sank the USCGC ''Blackthorn'' (WLB-391) *

Capricorn Africa Society The Capricorn Africa Society was a multiracial pressure group in British colonies in Southern and Eastern Africa in the 1950s and 1960s. History The organisation was established in 1949 in Southern Rhodesia by David Stirling and N. H. Wilson, w ...

, a pressure group in British African colonies