ν³-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , ν³-CMa will become visible at around 20:43 (EDT), 37° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:36.
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Name
ν³-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h37m53s [4] |
| Declination: | −18°14'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 4.44 (V) [2] 5.93 (BT) [2] 4.56 (VT) [2] 4.10 (G) [4] 4.69 (BP) [4] 3.37 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 147.3 parsec 480.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 11.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 219.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.40 |
Sources