μ-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , μ-CMa is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 21° below the horizon at dusk.
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Name
μ-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h56m06s [2] |
| Declination: | −14°02'36" [2] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 5.00 (V) [2] 6.40 (BT) [2] 5.09 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 381.7 parsec 1244.3 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.18 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 6.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 345.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.91 |
Sources