β-Crt (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , β-Crt is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:58 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 24° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:13.
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Name
β-Crt
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 11h11m39s [6] |
| Declination: | −22°49'34" [6] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 4.46 (V) [3] 4.50 (BT) [2] 4.46 (VT) [2] 4.43 (G) [6] 4.46 (BP) [6] 4.39 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 97.0 parsec 316.4 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 103.2 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 175.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.47 |
Sources