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Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -31.40°   Az: 177.33°   Direction: South

Miaplacidus, also designated as β Carinae (beta Carinae), is a sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Carina.

Miaplacidus visual magnitude is 1.68, making it the 27th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Miaplacidus is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae) star
DSS2 image of Miaplacidus. The red arrow shows the motion of Miaplacidus during the next 1000 years (-2.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 13m 28s
-69° 49’ 11”
23h 33m 33s
08h 47m 01s

J2000

09h 13m 12s
-69° 43’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

285.98°
-14.41°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae) star
Simplified finder chart for Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

1.68
Sub-giant

-0.98
A2IV
10125K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Miaplacidus is distant 111.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

34.08
111.11
-5 km/s
-0.162 arcsec/y
0.108"/y

Alternative Designations

Miaplacidus
β Carinae
(beta Carinae)
SAO250495
SAO250495

Visibility from Your Location

Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK