ι-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ι-CMa will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:04.
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Name
ι-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h56m08s [4] |
| Declination: | −17°03'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.38 (V) [2] 4.28 (BT) [2] 4.37 (VT) [2] 4.35 (G) [4] 4.31 (BP) [4] 4.36 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.4 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.08 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 4.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 312.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.74 |
Sources