κ Columbae (kappa Columbae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:23 | Tran: 13:13 | Set: 15:04

Alt: -62.34° Az: 293.92° Direction: South

κ Columbae is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Columba.

κ Columbae visual magnitude is 4.37. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Columbae (kappa Columbae) star

DSS2 image of κ Columbae. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Columbae during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 14.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 27s

Declination -35° 09’ 03”

Hour Angle 09h 54m 55s

Sidereal Time 16h 12m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 16m 33s

Declination -35° 08’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.35°

Galactic Latitude -21.89°

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Finder chart for κ Columbae (kappa Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.63

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Columbae is distant 182.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.09

Distance (light year) 182.84

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.086"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Columbae
(kappa Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD43785

SAO Catalogue SAO196643

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29807

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 2800

FK5 Catalogue 238

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2897

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 125.2° RISE 11:23

Max altitude: 3.4° TRANSIT 13:13

Azimuth: 234.8° SET 15:04

Set Location

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