β Caeli (beta Caeli)

β Caeli is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Caelum.

β Caeli visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its reltive faintness, β Caeli should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of β Caeli is 0.049 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.193 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about β Caeli

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of β Caeli

β Caeli is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of β Caeli are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of β Caeli in the sky:

Visibility of β Caeli from your location

Today's β Caeli (beta Caeli) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Distance of β Caeli from the Sun and relative movement

β Caeli is distant 90.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of β Caeli

β Caeli belongs to spectral class F1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Caeli is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of β Caeli