Orange giant · Carina

Avior

Also known as: ε Carinae (ε Car), HIP 41037

mag 1.9610 light-years

About

Avior (ε Carinae) is an orange giant of magnitude 1.9 in Carina, about 610 light-years away.

Avior is in the constellation Carina.
Best evenings: around mid-March it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 20° N.
Star patterns: False Cross.

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EyesEasy, even from town. It has a clear orange tint.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Avior
Designation	ε Carinae (ε Car)
Hipparcos number	HIP 41037
Type	Orange giant
Spectral type	K3III+B2V
Colour	OrangeB−V colour index 1.20
Magnitude	1.9The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	610 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1420.
Proper motion	0.034″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Carina
Right ascension (J2000)	08h 22m 30.8s
Declination (J2000)	−59° 30′ 34″