ε Columbae (epsilon Columbae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:52 | Tran: 14:38 | Set: 16:23

Alt: 2.98° Az: 183.67° Direction: South

ε Columbae is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Columba.

ε Columbae visual magnitude is 3.87. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Columbae (epsilon Columbae) star

DSS2 image of ε Columbae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Columbae during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 32m 06s

Declination -35° 27’ 11”

Hour Angle 00h 17m 59s

Sidereal Time 05h 50m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 31m 12s

Declination -35° 28’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.89°

Galactic Latitude -30.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Columbae (epsilon Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.87

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Columbae is distant 276.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.96

Distance (light year) 276.98

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Columbae
(epsilon Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36597

SAO Catalogue SAO195924

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25859

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 2348

FK5 Catalogue 2413

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 125.5° RISE 12:52

Max altitude: 3.1° TRANSIT 14:38

Azimuth: 234.5° SET 16:23

Set Location

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