β Caeli (beta Caeli)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:30 | Tran: 12:42 | Set: 13:54

Alt: -74.78° Az: 338.21° Direction: North-North-West

β Caeli is a main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Caelum.

β Caeli visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, β Caeli is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of β Caeli. The red arrow shows the motion of β Caeli during the next 1000 years (0.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 42m 57s

Declination -37° 05’ 50”

Hour Angle 11h 31m 55s

Sidereal Time 16h 14m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 42m 03s

Declination -37° 08’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.92°

Galactic Latitude -40.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Caeli (beta Caeli).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.05

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.84

Spectral Type F1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of β Caeli. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 27.65

Distance (light year) 90.15

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.049 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.193"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation β Caeli
(beta Caeli)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29992

SAO Catalogue SAO195239

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21861

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 1867

Gliese Catalogue Gl 176.1

FK5 Catalogue 1130

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 127.1° RISE 11:30

Max altitude: 1.4° TRANSIT 12:42

Azimuth: 232.9° SET 13:54

Set Location

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