δ Columbae (delta Columbae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:43 | Tran: 13:58 | Set: 16:13

Alt: -1.21° Az: 210.82° Direction: South-South-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

Right Ascension 06h 23m 02s

Declination -33° 27’ 01”

Hour Angle 02h 31m 30s

Sidereal Time 08h 54m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 22m 06s

Declination -33° 26’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.03°

Galactic Latitude -20.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Columbae (delta Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.85

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type G7II

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

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

Distance (parsec) 72.73

Distance (light year) 237.09

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Columbae
(delta Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD44762

SAO Catalogue SAO196735

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30277

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 2927

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 123.5° RISE 11:43

Max altitude: 5.1° TRANSIT 13:58

Azimuth: 236.5° SET 16:13

Set Location

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