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Your location: Columbus, United States
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39.9612
Longitude:
-82.9988

Columba Constellation

Columba

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Open the interactive guide to Columba’s position and path tonight

Columba, the dove, is a small constellation in the southern sky representing a dove, often associated with Noah's Ark.

Where is Columba right now?

The center of the constellation is currently 10° above the horizon toward the south-east.

Columba Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Columba rise18:59
Astronomical observing session begins20:4210°
Columba transit22:2213°
Moonrise, 11% illuminated 23:2512°
Astronomical observing session ends01:064°
Civil sunrise01:381°
Columba set01:45
Moonset10:47-84°

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Annual motion of Columba

Time
DateSat, 7 November 2026
Twilight start13:52
Twilight end00:29
Twilight duration11h 37m
Rise18:55
Set01:41
Elevation at transit13°
Transit time22:18
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 05h 52m 45s", Dec: -36° 56' 00s

Deep-sky objects in Columba

NGC1851

Globular Cluster

NGC1851
↗ 20:42 ↘ 00:44 ↑ 10°
☼ 7.2 ✣ 9'
NGC1851 is a globular cluster with apparent magnitude 7.23 in the constellation Columba, spanning approximately 9 arcseconds in the sky.
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IC2153

Galaxy Pair

IC2153
↗ 20:42 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 16°
☼ - ✣ 1'
IC2153 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Columba, spanning approximately 1 arcsecond in the sky.
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NGC1891

Open Cluster

NGC1891
↗ 20:42 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 14°
☼ - ✣ -
NGC1891 is an open cluster in the constellation Columba.
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NGC1963

Open Cluster

NGC1963
↗ 20:42 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 14°
☼ - ✣ 6'
NGC1963 is an open cluster in the constellation Columba, spanning approximately 6.3 arcseconds in the sky.
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NGC2061

Open Cluster

NGC2061
↗ 20:42 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 16°
☼ - ✣ -
NGC2061 is an open cluster in the constellation Columba.
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Bright stars in Columba

Phact

Star

Phact
↗ 20:42 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 16°
☼ 2.7 ✣ -
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Wazn

Star

Wazn
↗ 20:42 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 14°
☼ 3.1 ✣ -
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Elkurud

Star

Elkurud
↗ 20:42 ↘ 01:06 ↑ 13°
☼ 5 ✣ -
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