HP-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , HP-CMa is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 17° above the horizon.
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Name
HP-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h45m31s [4] |
| Declination: | −30°56'56" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.67 (V) [2] 5.52 (BT) [2] 5.66 (VT) [2] 5.74 (G) [4] 5.59 (BP) [4] 5.83 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 606.1 parsec 1975.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 5.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 324.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.24 |
Sources