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public  Augny, France Augny, France  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Paris
Sunrise: 5:36 
Transit: 13:39 
Sunset: 21:42
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θ Circini (theta Circini)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -25.72°   Az: 162.25°   Direction: South-South-East

θ Circini is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Circinus.

θ Circini visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, θ Circini 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 θ Circini (theta Circini) star
DSS2 image of θ Circini. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Circini during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 58m 48s
-62° 52’ 55”
21h 31m 45s
12h 30m 34s

J2000

14h 56m 44s
-62° 46’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

316.71°
-3.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Circini (theta Circini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.11
Main-sequence

-1.93
B4V
10125K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Circini is distant 833.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

255.75
833.76
3 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

θ Circini
(theta Circini)
SAO252965
SAO252965

Visibility from Your Location

θ Circini (theta Circini) is currently not visible from Augny, France