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υ Carinae (upsilon Carinae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -36.61°   Az: 207.54°   Direction: South-West

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”
04h 08m 49s
13h 56m 34s

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

υ Carinae (upsilon Carinae) is currently not visible from Podkowa Leśna, Poland