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Columba

Genitive: Columbae

Southern Winter 270 sq° Col

Brightest star: Phact (mag 2.64)

RA 05h 40m 0.0s · Dec -35d 00' 0"

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Columba - Mythology

Mythology

Represents the dove sent by Noah to find dry land after the biblical flood, or the dove that guided the Argonauts through the Clashing Rocks.

Observing Highlights

Contains the globular cluster NGC 1851 and several double stars. Best seen from southern latitudes in winter.

When is Columba up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude 1°Jan 01:00 — altitude -4°Jan 02:00 — altitude -10°Jan 03:00 — altitude -17°Jan 04:00 — altitude -26°Jan 05:00 — altitude -35°Jan 06:00 — altitude -44° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -54° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude -75° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -10° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -4°Jan 20:00 — altitude 1°Jan 21:00 — altitude 4°Jan 22:00 — altitude 5°Jan 23:00 — altitude 4°Jan: best around 22:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude -10°Feb 01:00 — altitude -18°Feb 02:00 — altitude -26°Feb 03:00 — altitude -35°Feb 04:00 — altitude -45°Feb 05:00 — altitude -54°Feb 06:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude -75° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude 1° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 5°Feb 21:00 — altitude 4°Feb 22:00 — altitude 1°Feb 23:00 — altitude -4°Feb: best around 20:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude -25°Mar 01:00 — altitude -34°Mar 02:00 — altitude -43°Mar 03:00 — altitude -53°Mar 04:00 — altitude -62°Mar 05:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude -75° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude 1°Mar 21:00 — altitude -3°Mar 22:00 — altitude -9°Mar 23:00 — altitude -17°Mar: best around 20:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude -43°Apr 01:00 — altitude -53°Apr 02:00 — altitude -63°Apr 03:00 — altitude -71°Apr 04:00 — altitude -75° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -10° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -17°Apr 22:00 — altitude -26°Apr 23:00 — altitude -35°MayMay 00:00 — altitude -62°May 01:00 — altitude -70°May 02:00 — altitude -75° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -9° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -34° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -44° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -53°JunJun 00:00 — altitude -75° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude -65° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -54° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude -63° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude -71° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude -65°Jul 01:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -46° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -36° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -9° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -34° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude -71° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude -75° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)AugAug 00:00 — altitude -46°Aug 01:00 — altitude -36°Aug 02:00 — altitude -27°Aug 03:00 — altitude -18° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -11° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude -75° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude -64°Aug 23:00 — altitude -55°SepSep 00:00 — altitude -27°Sep 01:00 — altitude -18°Sep 02:00 — altitude -11°Sep 03:00 — altitude -4°Sep 04:00 — altitude 1° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude -75° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude -72° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -54°Sep 22:00 — altitude -45°Sep 23:00 — altitude -35°OctOct 00:00 — altitude -11°Oct 01:00 — altitude -4°Oct 02:00 — altitude 1°Oct 03:00 — altitude 4°Oct 04:00 — altitude 5°Oct 05:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude -75° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -55°Oct 20:00 — altitude -45°Oct 21:00 — altitude -36°Oct 22:00 — altitude -26°Oct 23:00 — altitude -18°Oct: best around 04:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude 1°Nov 01:00 — altitude 4°Nov 02:00 — altitude 5°Nov 03:00 — altitude 4°Nov 04:00 — altitude 1°Nov 05:00 — altitude -4°Nov 06:00 — altitude -10° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude -75° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -54° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -45° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -35°Nov 20:00 — altitude -26°Nov 21:00 — altitude -18°Nov 22:00 — altitude -10°Nov 23:00 — altitude -4°Nov: best around 02:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 5°Dec 01:00 — altitude 4°Dec 02:00 — altitude 1°Dec 03:00 — altitude -3°Dec 04:00 — altitude -10°Dec 05:00 — altitude -17°Dec 06:00 — altitude -25° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -34° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude -71° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude -75° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude -72° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -36° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -26°Dec 19:00 — altitude -18°Dec 20:00 — altitude -10°Dec 21:00 — altitude -4°Dec 22:00 — altitude 1°Dec 23:00 — altitude 4°Dec: best around 00:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Twilight
Below horizon (-65°)

Upcoming (local)

Rise 04:11
Transit 06:23 5°
Set 08:37

Across the year

Best month January
Peak altitude 5°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 670

Neighboring Constellations

Lepus Caelum Canis Major Puppis

Showpieces in Columba

1
Caldwell 73 survey image
Caldwell 73

NGC 1851

7.3 mag 11 Easy

Main Stars in Columba

20
Phaet

HIP 26634; Alpha Col

2.64 mag B9Ve Easy
Wezn

HIP 27628; Beta Col

3.12 mag K1III CN+1 Easy
Delta Col

HIP 30277; Delta Col

3.85 mag G7 II Easy
Epsilon Col

HIP 25859; Epsilon Col

3.87 mag K1 II/III Easy
Eta Col

HIP 28328; Eta Col

3.96 mag G8/K1II Easy
Gamma Col

HIP 28199; Gamma Col

4.36 mag B2.5IV Easy
Kappa Col

HIP 29807; Kappa Col

4.37 mag K0.5IIIa Easy
HIP 24659
4.83 mag K0IV Easy
Lambda Col

HIP 27810; Lambda Col

4.87 mag 1.0″ B: 10.5 B5V Very Hard
Xi Col

HIP 28010; Xi Col

4.97 mag K1III Easy
Elkurud

HIP 29034; Theta Col

5.02 mag B9IV Easy
Mu Col

HIP 27204; Mu Col

5.17 mag O9.5V Easy
HIP 31165
5.24 mag G8III Easy
HIP 26868
5.29 mag B9.5V Easy
Nu Col

HIP 26460; Nu Col

5.31 mag 0.7″ B: 11.5 F4V Very Hard
HIP 31299
5.42 mag K3III Easy
HIP 26649
5.45 mag G6-8III Easy
HIP 25993
5.48 mag K2III Easy
Sigma Col

HIP 28098; Sigma Col

5.50 mag F2III Easy
Pi Col

HIP 29064; Pi Col

5.50 mag 0.1″ B: 6.3 A0V Easy

Double Stars in Columba

15
HIP 30566
6.25 mag 134.4″ B: 7.6 K3III Easy
HIP 27766
5.63 mag 15.5″ B: 11.0 K1III Hard
HIP 25007
6.09 mag 2.2″ B: 10.9 B5IVnpe Very Hard
HIP 31509
6.35 mag 287.2″ B: 7.3 G0V Easy
HIP 31617
6.04 mag 70.9″ B: 11.2 K0III Hard
HIP 31457
5.59 mag 1.6″ B: 6.9 A0V Hard
Gamma Cae

HIP 23596; Gamma2 Col

6.34 mag 1.0″ B: 9.7 F1III Very Hard
HIP 27787
6.70 mag 1.3″ B: 9.8 K1III Very Hard
Lambda Col

HIP 27810; Lambda Col

4.87 mag 1.0″ B: 10.5 B5V Very Hard
Nu Col

HIP 26460; Nu Col

5.31 mag 0.7″ B: 11.5 F4V Very Hard
HIP 24659
4.83 mag K0IV Easy
Phaet

HIP 26634; Alpha Col

2.64 mag B9Ve Easy
Wezn

HIP 27628; Beta Col

3.12 mag K1III CN+1 Easy
Gamma Col

HIP 28199; Gamma Col

4.36 mag B2.5IV Easy
HIP 25488
5.87 mag A7m Easy

Deep Sky Objects in Columba

10
Globular Cluster (1)
Caldwell 73 survey image
Caldwell 73

NGC 1851

7.3 mag 11 Easy
Galaxy (9)
NGC 1808 survey image
NGC 1808
9.9 mag 7.2 SABa Medium
NGC 1792 survey image
NGC 1792
10.2 mag 4.0 SAbc Very Hard
NGC 2188 survey image
NGC 2188
11.8 mag 3.7 SBm Very Hard
NGC 2090 survey image
NGC 2090
12.0 mag 4.5 Sc Hard
NGC 1800 survey image
NGC 1800
12.6 mag 1.6 S? Very Hard
IC 2158 survey image
IC 2158
12.06 mag 1.6 SBab Very Hard
NGC 1989 survey image
NGC 1989
13.28 mag 1.8 E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 1992 survey image
NGC 1992
15.0 mag S0-a Very Hard
IC 2122 survey image
IC 2122
13.08 mag 2.0 E-S0 Very Hard