β-Cae (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , β-Cae is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.

Name β-Cae
Object type Star
Other names
β-Cae
Beta Caeli
HR 1503[1]
HD 29992
HIP 21861[3]
TYC 7045-130-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 4866371879660471808[4]
Position
Right ascension:04h42m03s [4]
Declination:−37°08'36" [4]
Constellation:Caelum
Magnitude:5.04 (V) [2]
5.49 (BT) [2]
5.08 (VT) [2]
4.93 (G) [4]
5.14 (BP) [4]
4.61 (RP) [4]
Distance:28.9 parsec
94.2 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.35
Proper motion (speed):216.9 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):11.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.74

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