Elkurud - θ Columbae (theta Columbae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:01 | Tran: 7:09 | Set: 8:18

Alt: -70.61° Az: 309.89° Direction: North-West

Elkurud, also designated as θ Columbae (theta Columbae), is a sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Columba.

Elkurud visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its faintness, Elkurud 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.

Image of Elkurud - θ Columbae (theta Columbae) star

DSS2 image of Elkurud. The red arrow shows the motion of Elkurud during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 08m 22s

Declination -37° 15’ 28”

Hour Angle 10h 45m 19s

Sideral Time 16h 53m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 07m 31s

Declination -37° 15’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.94°

Galactic Latitude -24.26°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Elkurud - θ Columbae (theta Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.02

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.82

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Elkurud is distant 761.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 233.64

Distance (light year) 761.68

Radial Speed 45 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Elkurud

Bayer designation θ Columbae
(theta Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42167

SAO Catalogue SAO196514

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29034

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 2609

FK5 Catalogue 2468

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 127.3° RISE 6:01

Max altitude: 1.3° TRANSIT 7:09

Azimuth: 232.7° SET 8:18

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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