ω Carinae (omega Carinae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -61.13°
Az: 148.18°
Direction: South-South-East
ω Carinae is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Carina.
ω Carinae visual magnitude is 3.32. Because of its moderate brightness, ω Carinae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ω Carinae (omega Carinae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ω Carinae (omega Carinae).
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
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ω Carinae (omega Carinae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK