ω Carinae (omega Carinae)

ω Carinae is a giant star in the constellation of Carina.

ω Carinae visual magnitude is 3.32. Because of its moderate brightness, ω Carinae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ω Carinae:

Color of ω Carinae ⬤

Magnitude of ω Carinae 3.32

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW ω Carinae (omega Carinae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ω Carinae

ω Carinae 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 ω Carinae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 13m 44s

Declination J2000 -70° 02’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 290.16°

Galactic Latitude -11.18°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ω Carinae in the sky:

Finder chart ω Carinae (omega Carinae) star

Simplified finder chart for ω Carinae (omega Carinae).

Visibility of ω Carinae from your location

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

ω Carinae (omega Carinae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of ω Carinae

The image below is a photograph of ω Carinae 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 ω Carinae is -0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of ω Carinae. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Carinae during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ω Carinae from the Sun and relative movement

ω Carinae is distant 370.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.51 pc

Distance (light year) 370.03 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ω Carinae

ω Carinae belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.96

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of ω Carinae 11247K

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

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

Alternative designations of ω Carinae

Bayer designation ω Carinae
(omega Carinae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89080

SAO Catalogue SAO250885

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50099

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-69 1178

FK5 Catalogue 385

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