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Upsilon Carinae
Highly luminous starWhat is Upsilon Carinae
Upsilon Carinae shines in the southern constellation of the Keel at magnitude 2.92, among the brightest in its region. Its blue-white type-A light has travelled some 1,437 years to reach us —setting out when the Carolingian world was already a memory and Europe was redrawing itself. It belongs to the dense stellar field around Carina, home to some of the most spectacular giants of the southern sky.
Where it is and when to see it
Upsilon Carinae lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 59° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 25° N.
It ranks no. 6 in brightness among the 124 stars of Carina in our catalogue. To find it, start from Canopus, the brightest: it lies about 28° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,400 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Upsilon Carinae
- Constellation
- Carina
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.92
- Distance
- 1437.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 146.776° · Dec -65.072°
- Catalogue
- HIP 48002 · HD 85123
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Other stars in Carina
Carina has 124 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- CanopusAlpha Carinae-0.62
- MiaplacidusBeta Carinae1.67
- AviorEpsilon Carinae1.86
- AspidiskeIota Carinae2.21
- Theta Carinae2.74
- Omega Carinae3.29
- HIP 515763.30
- HIP 503713.39