Wazn - β Columbae (beta Columbae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:26 | Tran: 12:33 | Set: 15:39

Alt: 9.43° Az: 193.20° Direction: South-West

Wazn, also designated as β Columbae (beta Columbae), is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Columba.

Wazn visual magnitude is 3.12. Because of its moderate brightness, Wazn 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.

Image of Wazn - β Columbae (beta Columbae) star

DSS2 image of Wazn. The red arrow shows the motion of Wazn during the next 1000 years (0.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.68 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 51m 51s

Declination -35° 45’ 46”

Hour Angle 01h 04m 28s

Sidereal Time 06h 56m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 50m 57s

Declination -35° 46’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.35°

Galactic Latitude -27.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Wazn - β Columbae (beta Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.02

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Wazn is distant 85.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 89 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.36

Distance (light year) 85.93

Radial Speed 89 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.401"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Wazn

Bayer designation β Columbae
(beta Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39425

SAO Catalogue SAO196240

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27628

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 2546

FK5 Catalogue 223

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Wazn - β Columbae (beta Columbae) rise, transit and set times from Nova Varoš, Serbia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Belgrade):

Azimuth: 125.8° RISE 9:26

Max altitude: 10.8° TRANSIT 12:33

Azimuth: 234.2° SET 15:39

Name:	Nova Varoš, Serbia
Latitude:	43° 27' 38.2" N
Longitude:	19° 48' 41.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Belgrade

Set Location

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