17-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 17-CMa will become visible at around 20:26 (EDT), 25° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:45.
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Name
17-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h55m02s [4] |
| Declination: | −20°24'17" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 5.79 (V) [2] 5.85 (BT) [2] 5.80 (VT) [2] 5.78 (G) [4] 5.80 (BP) [4] 5.72 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 184.6 parsec 602.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 181.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.54 |
Sources