Furud (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 Cambridge , Furud is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 17° above the horizon. It is visible between 00:11 and 02:21. It will become accessible around 00:11, when it rises to an altitude of 16° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:16, 17° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 02:21 when it sinks below 16° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Furud
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.02 (V) [3] 2.80 (BT) [2] 2.99 (VT) [2] 3.01 (G) [6] 3.20 (BP) [6] 3.13 (RP) [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Right ascension: | 06h20m18s [6] |
| Declination: | -30°03'48" [6] |
| Distance: | 105.3 parsec 343.4 lightyrs [6] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.4 mas/yr [6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 55.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.09 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.