ν³-CMa (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , ν³-CMa is visible between 19:57 and 01:58. It will become accessible around 19:57, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:57, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 01:58 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ν³-CMa
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 4.44 (V) [2] 5.93 (BT) [2] 4.56 (VT) [2] 4.02 (G) [4] 4.71 (BP) [4] 3.40 (RP) [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.16 |
| Right ascension: | 06h37m53s [4] |
| Declination: | -18°14'15" [4] |
| Distance: | 146.8 parsec 478.5 lightyrs [4] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 12.3 mas/yr [4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 217.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.39 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.