ω-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , ω-CMa is visible between 01:39 and 05:31. It will become accessible at around 01:39, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 03:35, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:31 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ω-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h14m48s [4] |
| Declination: | −26°46'21" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.02 (V) [2] 3.82 (BT) [2] 4.00 (VT) [2] 3.98 (G) [4] 3.89 (BP) [4] 4.07 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 280.8 parsec 915.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 14.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 304.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.22 |
Sources