HQ-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , HQ-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
HQ-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h20m54s [4] |
| Declination: | −26°57'49" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.98 (V) [2] 5.77 (BT) [2] 5.96 (VT) [2] 5.96 (G) [4] 5.87 (BP) [4] 6.11 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 649.7 parsec 2118.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 324.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.09 |
Sources