1 Canis Minoris

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:51 | Tran: 12:27 | Set: 18:03

Alt: -50.49° Az: 102.44° Direction: East-South-East

1 Canis Minoris is a sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

1 Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, 1 Canis Minoris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 1 Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 1 Canis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 26m 23s

Declination +11° 37’ 04”

Hour Angle 14h 37m 28s

Sidereal Time 22h 03m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 24m 58s

Declination +11° 40’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.17°

Galactic Latitude 12.67°

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Finder chart for 1 Canis Minoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 1 Canis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 1 Canis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

1 Canis Minoris is distant 317.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.28

Distance (light year) 317.12

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 1 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58187

SAO Catalogue SAO96871

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35987

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 1578

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 1 Canis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Mbutuy, Paraguay are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Asuncion):

Azimuth: 78.4° RISE 6:51

Max altitude: 53.4° TRANSIT 12:27

Azimuth: 281.6° SET 18:03

Name:	Mbutuy, Paraguay
Latitude:	24° 58' 0.1" S
Longitude:	56° 17' 60.0" W
Timezone:	America/Asuncion

Set Location

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