β-Cae (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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.
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Name
β-Cae
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources