ν1 Columbae (nu1 Columbae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:08 | Tran: 5:21 | Set: 8:33

Alt: 10.66° Az: 179.23° Direction: South

ν1 Columbae is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Columba.

ν1 Columbae visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, ν1 Columbae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ν1 Columbae (nu1 Columbae) star

DSS2 image of ν1 Columbae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν1 Columbae during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 38m 15s

Declination -27° 51’ 28”

Hour Angle 23h 56m 34s

Sideral Time 05h 34m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 37m 16s

Declination -27° 52’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.89°

Galactic Latitude -27.6°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ν1 Columbae (nu1 Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.92

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν1 Columbae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ν1 Columbae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν1 Columbae is distant 145.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.56

Distance (light year) 145.28

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν1 Columbae
(nu1 Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37430

SAO Catalogue SAO170601

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26412

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 2389

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν1 Columbae (nu1 Columbae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.9° RISE 2:08

Max altitude: 10.7° TRANSIT 5:21

Azimuth: 242.1° SET 8:33

Set Location

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