η-Col (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-Col is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.
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Name
η-Col
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h59m08s [4] |
| Declination: | -42°48'54" [4] |
| Constellation: | Columba |
| Magnitude: | 3.94 (V) [2] 5.41 (BT) [2] 4.06 (VT) [2] 3.64 (G) [4] 4.25 (BP) [4] 2.95 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 135.1 parsec 440.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 21.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 120.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.72 |
Sources