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δ Columbae (delta Columbae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:18 | Tran: 12:15 | Set: 16:12
Alt: -53.20°   Az: 262.22°   Direction: West

δ Columbae is a bright giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Columba.

δ Columbae visual magnitude is 3.85. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Columbae 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.

Image of δ Columbae (delta Columbae) star
DSS2 image of δ Columbae. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Columbae during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 23m 02s
-33° 27’ 01”
08h 58m 36s
15h 21m 39s

J2000

06h 22m 06s
-33° 26’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

241.03°
-20.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Columbae (delta Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.85
Bright giant

-0.46
G7II
5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ Columbae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Columbae is distant 237.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

72.73
237.09
-3 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
-0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Columbae
(delta Columbae)
SAO196735
SAO196735

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ Columbae (delta Columbae) rise, transit and set times from Palo Alto, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Los_Angeles):

Azimuth: 123.5°
Max altitude: 19.1°
Azimuth: 236.5°