ξ Columbae (xi Columbae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:03 | Tran: 5:15 | Set: 6:27

Alt: -15.66° Az: 229.14° Direction: South-West

ξ Columbae is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Columba.

ξ Columbae visual magnitude is 4.97. Because of its moderate brightness, ξ Columbae 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 ξ Columbae. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Columbae during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 56m 21s

Declination -37° 07’ 06”

Hour Angle 04h 23m 51s

Sidereal Time 10h 20m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 55m 29s

Declination -37° 07’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.07°

Galactic Latitude -26.53°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ξ Columbae (xi Columbae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Columbae is distant 328.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 60 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.70

Distance (light year) 328.30

Radial Speed 60 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ξ Columbae
(xi Columbae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40176

SAO Catalogue SAO196316

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28010

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 2487

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ξ Columbae (xi Columbae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.1° RISE 4:03

Max altitude: 1.4° TRANSIT 5:15

Azimuth: 232.9° SET 6:27

Set Location

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