GY-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , GY-CMa is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.
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Name
GY-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h13m36s [4] |
| Declination: | -27°21'22" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.09 (V) [2] 5.80 (BT) [2] 6.06 (VT) [2] 6.07 (G) [4] 5.93 (BP) [4] 6.30 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 667.3 parsec 2175.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.22 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 332.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.04 |
Sources