ν¹-CMa (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , ν¹-CMa is visible between 23:53 and 04:43. It will become accessible at around 23:53, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:18, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:43 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name ν¹-CMa
Object type Star
Other names
ν¹-CMa
Nu1 Canis Majoris
6-CMa
6 Canis Majoris
HR 2423[1]
HD 47138
HIP 31564[3]
TYC 5952-61-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:06h36m22s [2]
Declination:−18°39'35" [2]
Constellation:Canis Major
Magnitude:5.70 (V) [2]
6.75 (BT) [2]
5.79 (VT) [2]
Distance:107.5 parsec
350.5 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.81
Proper motion (speed):16.5 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):322.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.55

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