η-CMi (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , η-CMi will become visible at around 20:24 (EDT), 50° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:39.
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Name
η-CMi
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h28m02s [4] |
| Declination: | +06°56'30" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 5.23 (V) [2] 5.50 (BT) [2] 5.25 (VT) [2] 5.18 (G) [4] 5.30 (BP) [4] 4.97 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 97.9 parsec 319.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.21 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 43.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 184.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.28 |
Sources