ν2 Columbae (nu2 Columbae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:59 | Tran: 15:04 | Set: 18:09

Alt: -18.79° Az: 247.26° Direction: West-South-West

ν2 Columbae is a main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Columba.

ν2 Columbae visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, ν2 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 ν2 Columbae (nu2 Columbae) star

DSS2 image of ν2 Columbae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν2 Columbae during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 38m 44s

Declination -28° 40’ 33”

Hour Angle 05h 37m 34s

Sidereal Time 11h 16m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 37m 44s

Declination -28° 41’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 232.81°

Galactic Latitude -27.75°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν2 Columbae (nu2 Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.31

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.17

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν2 Columbae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ν2 Columbae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν2 Columbae is distant 138.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.48

Distance (light year) 138.49

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν2 Columbae
(nu2 Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37495

SAO Catalogue SAO170613

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26460

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 2321

Gliese Catalogue Gl 209.1

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν2 Columbae (nu2 Columbae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.7° RISE 11:59

Max altitude: 9.8° TRANSIT 15:04

Azimuth: 241.3° SET 18:09

Set Location

Other stars in Columba