FW-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , FW-CMa will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:13.
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Name
FW-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h24m40s [4] |
| Declination: | −16°12'05" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.21 (V) [2] 5.15 (BT) [2] 5.21 (VT) [2] 5.15 (G) [4] 5.11 (BP) [4] 5.10 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 305.0 parsec 994.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 21.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 193.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.21 |
Sources