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public  Hudong, China Hudong, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:36 
Transit: 12:20 
Sunset: 19:04
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υ Carinae (upsilon Carinae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:40 | Tran: 15:17 | Set: 16:54
Alt: -2.69°   Az: 165.03°   Direction: South-South-East

υ Carinae is a double giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Carina.

υ Carinae visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, υ Carinae 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 υ Carinae (upsilon Carinae) star
DSS2 image of υ Carinae. The red arrow shows the motion of υ Carinae during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 47m 44s
-65° 11’ 28”
21h 28m 15s
07h 16m 00s

J2000

09h 47m 06s
-65° 04’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

285.04°
-8.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for υ Carinae (upsilon Carinae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.26
Giant

B7III
9226K

Star System Properties

υ Carinae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the υ Carinae double sysyem:

6.26
9.26
3
5 arcsec

Alternative Designations

υ Carinae
(upsilon Carinae)
SAO250696
SAO250696

Visibility from Your Location

Today's υ Carinae (upsilon Carinae) rise, transit and set times from Hudong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 155.2°
Max altitude: 2.0°
Azimuth: 204.8°