O¹-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , O¹-CMa will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 21° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:32.
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Name
O¹-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h54m07s [4] |
| Declination: | −24°11'03" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.85 (V) [2] 6.17 (BT) [2] 4.04 (VT) [2] 3.28 (G) [4] 4.24 (BP) [4] 2.52 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 777.0 parsec 2533.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.81 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 5.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 317.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.60 |
Sources