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γ Columbae (gamma Columbae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:37 | Tran: 20:25 | Set: 22:14
Alt: -4.92°   Az: 145.36°   Direction: South-East

γ Columbae is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Columba.

γ Columbae visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Columbae (gamma Columbae) star
DSS2 image of γ Columbae. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Columbae during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 58m 25s
-35° 16’ 55”
21h 04m 18s
03h 02m 43s

J2000

05h 57m 32s
-35° 16’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

241.23°
-25.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Columbae (gamma Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.36
Sub-giant

-2.73
B2IV
13121K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Columbae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Columbae double sysyem:

4.36
12.66
8.3
33.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Columbae is distant 853.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

261.78
853.40
24 km/s
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Columbae
(gamma Columbae)
SAO196352
SAO196352

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 125.3°
Max altitude: 3.2°
Azimuth: 234.7°