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 Fairfield , Furud is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible between 20:29 and 23:22. It will become accessible around 20:29, when it rises to an altitude of 15° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:55, 18° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 23:22 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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Position
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.02 (V) [2] 2.80 (BT) [1] 2.99 (VT) [1] 6.83 (G) [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Right ascension: | 06h20m18s [3] |
| Declination: | -30°03'48" [3] |
| Distance: | 101.0 parsec 329.1 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 11.6 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 69.0° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.00 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.