ν¹-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ν¹-CMa will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:22.
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Name
ν¹-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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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