θ Doradus (theta Doradus)

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:58 | Tran: 10:32 | Set: 13:05

Alt: -34.02° Az: 198.50° Direction: South-South-West

θ Doradus is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Dorado.

θ Doradus visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, θ Doradus 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 θ Doradus. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Doradus during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 13m 44s

Declination -67° 09’ 24”

Hour Angle 09h 09m 24s

Sidereal Time 14h 23m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 13m 45s

Declination -67° 11’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 277.64°

Galactic Latitude -34.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Doradus (theta Doradus).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.29

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Doradus is distant 546.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 167.50

Distance (light year) 546.06

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Doradus
(theta Doradus)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34649

SAO Catalogue SAO249225

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24372

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 401

FK5 Catalogue 196

Visibility from Your Location

Today's θ Doradus (theta Doradus) rise, transit and set times from Orocovis, Puerto Rico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Puerto_Rico):

Azimuth: 157.2° RISE 7:58

Max altitude: 4.6° TRANSIT 10:32

Azimuth: 202.8° SET 13:05

Name:	Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Latitude:	18° 13' 36.8" N
Longitude:	66° 23' 27.6" W
Timezone:	America/Puerto_Rico

Set Location

Other stars in Dorado