The star τ-CMa

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , τ-CMa is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 13° above the horizon at dawn.

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Name τ-CMa

Object Type Star

Other Names

30-CMa
HR 2782^[1]
HD 57061
NSV 3528
HIP 35415^[5]
TYC 6541-4204-1^[4]

Position

Constellation:	Canis Major
Magnitude: Variable	4.40 (V) ^[3] 4.18 (BT) ^[2] 4.37 (VT) ^[2]
B-V Color (mag):	-0.17
Right ascension:	07^h18^m42^s ^[3]
Declination:	-24°57'15" ^[3]
Proper motion (speed):	5.5 mas/yr ^[1]
Proper motion (pos ang):	335.3°

Sources

^[1]	Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit et al. 1991)

^[2]	The Hipparcos Catalogue (ESA 1997)

^[3]	The Tycho Catalogue (ESA 1997)

^[4]	The Tycho-2 Catalogue (Hog et al. 2000)

^[5]	Hipparcos, the new Reduction of the Raw data (van Leeuwen 2007)

Visibility from Fairfield

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