κ-CMa (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , κ-CMa is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the horizon.
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Name
κ-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 06h49m50s [6] |
| Declination: | -32°30'30" [6] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.53 (V) [3] 3.37 (BT) [2] 3.50 (VT) [2] 3.49 (G) [6] 3.49 (BP) [6] 3.44 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 207.0 parsec 674.9 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.0 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 296.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.05 |
Sources