Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae)

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

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

The table below summarizes the key facts about Miaplacidus:

Color of Miaplacidus ⬤

Magnitude of Miaplacidus 1.68

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Miaplacidus

Miaplacidus is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Miaplacidus are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 13m 12s

Declination J2000 -69° 43’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 285.98°

Galactic Latitude -14.41°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Miaplacidus in the sky:

Finder chart Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae) star

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

Visibility of Miaplacidus from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Miaplacidus - β Carinae (beta Carinae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of Miaplacidus

The image below is a photograph of Miaplacidus from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Miaplacidus is -0.162 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.108 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of Miaplacidus from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 34.08 pc

Distance (light year) 111.11 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.162 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.108 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Miaplacidus

Miaplacidus belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.98

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of Miaplacidus 10125K

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

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

Alternative designations of Miaplacidus

Proper Name Miaplacidus

Bayer designation β Carinae
(beta Carinae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD80007

SAO Catalogue SAO250495

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45238

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-69 1023

FK5 Catalogue 348

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