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χ Carinae (chi Carinae)

Altitude: -53.6°   Azimuth: 242.8°   Direction: West-South-West

χ Carinae is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

χ Carinae visual magnitude is 3.47. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Carinae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about χ Carinae:

3.47
Sub-giant

χ Carinae (chi Carinae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -53.6°
Azimuth: 242.8°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of χ Carinae

χ Carinae 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 χ Carinae are provided in the following table:

07h 56m 46s
-52° 58’ 55”
266.68°
-12.32°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of χ Carinae in the sky:

Finder chart χ Carinae (chi Carinae) star
Simplified finder chart for χ Carinae (chi Carinae).

Visibility of χ Carinae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

χ Carinae (chi Carinae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of χ Carinae

The image below is a photograph of χ Carinae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of χ Carinae is -0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of χ Carinae (chi Carinae) star
DSS2 image of χ Carinae. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Carinae during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of χ Carinae from the Sun and relative movement

χ Carinae is distant 386.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

118.62 pc
386.71 ly
19 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/year
0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of χ Carinae

χ Carinae belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.90
B3IV
13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ Carinae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of χ Carinae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of χ Carinae

χ Carinae
(chi Carinae)
SAO235635
SAO235635