λ-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , λ-CMa will become visible at around 20:43 (EDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 59 minutes after the Sun at 23:44.
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Name
λ-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h28m10s [4] |
| Declination: | −32°34'47" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 4.45 (V) [2] 4.25 (BT) [2] 4.44 (VT) [2] 4.43 (G) [4] 4.35 (BP) [4] 4.58 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 135.0 parsec 440.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 28.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 331.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.20 |
Sources