θ Carinae (theta Carinae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -70.42°
Az: 217.48°
Direction: South-West
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for θ Carinae (theta Carinae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
θ Carinae (theta Carinae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK