ξ¹-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ξ¹-CMa will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 20° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 55 minutes after the Sun at 23:13.
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Name
ξ¹-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h31m51s [6] |
| Declination: | −23°25'06" [6] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.33 (V) [3] 4.04 (BT) [2] 4.30 (VT) [2] 4.27 (G) [6] 4.16 (BP) [6] 4.51 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 461.7 parsec 1505.1 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.23 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.0 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 331.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.99 |
Sources