11 Canis Majoris

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:43 | Tran: 6:26 | Set: 11:09

Alt: -49.33° Az: 327.89° Direction: North-North-West

11 Canis Majoris is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Canis Major.

11 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, 11 Canis Majoris 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 11 Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 11 Canis Majoris during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 47m 58s

Declination -14° 27’ 15”

Hour Angle 10h 36m 09s

Sideral Time 17h 24m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 46m 51s

Declination -14° 25’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.33°

Galactic Latitude -7.52°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 11 Canis Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.18

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Canis Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 11 Canis Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

11 Canis Majoris is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.85

Distance (light year) 641.73

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 11 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49229

SAO Catalogue SAO151919

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32492

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 1584

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 11 Canis Majoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.5° RISE 1:43

Max altitude: 24.1° TRANSIT 6:26

Azimuth: 255.5° SET 11:09

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major