ι-CMa (Star)

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From Fairfield , ι-CMa is visible between 23:01 and 04:56. It will become accessible at around 23:01, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:58, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:56 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

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Name ι-CMa
Object type Star
Other names
ι-CMa
Iota Canis Majoris
20-CMa
20 Canis Majoris
HR 2596[1]
HD 51309
HIP 33347[3]
TYC 5967-2618-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 2934094096385049728[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h56m08s [4]
Declination:−17°03'15" [4]
Constellation:Canis Major
Magnitude:
Variable
4.38 (V) [2]
4.28 (BT) [2]
4.37 (VT) [2]
4.35 (G) [4]
4.31 (BP) [4]
4.36 (RP) [4]
Distance:1.1 kpc
3.4 klyr [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.08
Proper motion (speed):4.8 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):312.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.74
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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