FR-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , FR-CMa will become visible at around 20:26 (EDT), 30° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:45.
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Name
FR-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h21m24s [4] |
| Declination: | −11°46'23" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.59 (V) [2] 5.56 (BT) [2] 5.59 (VT) [2] 5.53 (G) [4] 5.55 (BP) [4] 5.42 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 536.6 parsec 1749.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 2.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 297.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.06 |
Sources