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Beta Columbae

Star Beta Columbae

Red giant Beta Columbae is located 88 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class K1III_CN+1, that has 110 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

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Sun distance
88 light years

Beta Columbae

Red giant, High proper motion star

Spectral class: K1III_CN+1

Location +

Right ascension: 5h 50m 57.673s

Declination: -35° 45' 59.441'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 36.904

Sun distance: 88.380 ly | 27.1 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 110 % M Sun

Size: 1150 % R Sun

Temperature: 4545 K | 0.79 T Sun

Age: 2 billions years | 0.43 Sun

Luminosity: 56 L Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 3.1

Absolute magnitude (V): 1

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

Beta Columbae system structure


	Beta Columbae

More about Beta Columbae

Nearby star Beta Columbae is is approximately 12 times bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 4545 K (4272 °C), which is about 79 % of Sun's temperature.

       Beta Columbae can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.

Other designations of this star
β Col, bet Col, Beta Columbae, Beta Col, CD−35 2546, CPD−35 752, FK5 223, GC 7364, HD 39425, HIP 27628, HR 2040, LTT 2392, NLTT 15724, PPM 281952, SAO 196240, Gaia DR3 2887731882922767744

External sources

Simbad database (* bet Col)

Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 2887731882922767744)

Archive from the Gaia mission

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is the Beta Columbae system from the Sun?

The Beta Columbae system is 88 light years or 27.1 parsecs from the Sun.

What galaxy is the Beta Columbae star in?

The Beta Columbae is in the Milky Way galaxy just like the Sun.

How many stars are in the Beta Columbae system?

The Beta Columbae is a single star, there are no other known stars in the system.

What type of star is the Beta Columbae?

The star Beta Columbae is a Red giant star.

What temperature is star Beta Columbae?

The star Beta Columbae has an effective temperature of 4545 K. Find out more about the temperature of stars in Stellar guide

Class of stars Red giant

White dwarfs are the hot, extremely dense stellar remnants left behind by stars that originally had masses between about 0.5 and 8 times the mass of the Sun during their main sequence lifetimes. After exhausting their nuclear fuel, these stars shed their outer layers and leave behind a compact core. Although white dwarfs contain between roughly 0.2 and 1.44 solar masses, this mass is packed into a volume comparable to that of an Earth-sized planet, making them some of the densest objects in the Universe.

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