χ Carinae (chi Carinae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -21.42°
Az: 207.68°
Direction: South-South-West
χ Carinae is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Carina.
χ Carinae visual magnitude is 3.47. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Carinae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for χ Carinae (chi Carinae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for χ Carinae (chi Carinae).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ Carinae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of χ Carinae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
χ Carinae (chi Carinae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK