ν²-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ν²-CMa is visible between 23:28 and 05:08. It will become accessible at around 23:28, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:18, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:08 when it sinks below 17° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ν²-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h36m41s [4] |
| Declination: | −19°15'22" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.96 (V) [2] 5.30 (BT) [2] 4.07 (VT) [2] 3.67 (G) [4] 4.25 (BP) [4] 3.00 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 20.5 parsec 66.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 93.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 138.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.40 |
Sources