χ-Car (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , χ-Car is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name χ-Car
Object type Star
Other names
χ-Car
Chi Carinae
HR 3117[1]
HD 65575
HIP 38827[3]
TYC 8553-2883-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h56m46s [2]
Declination:−52°58'56" [2]
Constellation:Carina
Magnitude:
Variable
3.42 (V) [2]
3.22 (BT) [2]
3.40 (VT) [2]
Distance:139.5 parsec
454.7 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.15
Proper motion (speed):34.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):304.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.30

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