θ Carinae (theta Carinae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:22 | Tran: 16:16 | Set: 23:10

Alt: -1.99° Az: 155.98° Direction: South

θ Carinae is a hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Carina.

θ Carinae visual magnitude is 2.76. Because of its brightness, θ Carinae is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

DSS2 image of θ Carinae. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Carinae during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 43m 52s

Declination -64° 31’ 42”

Hour Angle 16h 44m 15s

Sidereal Time 03h 28m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 42m 57s

Declination -64° 23’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 289.6°

Galactic Latitude -4.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Carinae (theta Carinae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.76

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.89

Spectral Type B0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.22

Temperature 14087K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Carinae is distant 438.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.59

Distance (light year) 438.76

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Carinae
(theta Carinae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93030

SAO Catalogue SAO251083

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52419

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 1599

FK5 Catalogue 406

Visibility from Your Location

Today's θ Carinae (theta Carinae) rise, transit and set times from Bulumanis Lor, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 154.5° RISE 9:22

Max altitude: 32.1° TRANSIT 16:16

Azimuth: 205.5° SET 23:10

Name:	Bulumanis Lor, Indonesia
Latitude:	6° 36' 29.9" S
Longitude:	111° 4' 1.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Jakarta

Set Location

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