π-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , π-CMa is visible between 00:14 and 04:59. It will become accessible at around 00:14, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:36, 27° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:59 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
π-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h55m37s [4] |
| Declination: | −20°08'10" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.67 (V) [2] 5.10 (BT) [2] 4.71 (VT) [2] 4.56 (G) [4] 4.76 (BP) [4] 4.24 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 29.8 parsec 97.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.33 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 64.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 52.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.30 |
Sources