Wezen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Wezen is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 10° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
Wezen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h08m23s [3] |
| Declination: | −26°23'35" [3] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.84 (V) [3] 2.70 (BT) [2] 1.91 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 492.6 parsec 1605.9 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 4.5 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 316.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.62 |
Sources