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public  Tissemsilt, Argelia Tissemsilt, Argelia  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Algiers
Sunrise: 5:42 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:11
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12 Canis Majoris

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:03 | Tran: 12:57 | Set: 17:52
Alt: 23.67°   Az: 142.77°   Direction: South-East

12 Canis Majoris is a variable giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Canis Major.

12 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, 12 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.

Image of 12 Canis Majoris star
DSS2 image of 12 Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 12 Canis Majoris during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 48m 07s
-21° 02’ 41”
21h 34m 19s
04h 22m 26s

J2000

06h 47m 01s
-21° 00’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

231.36°
-10.34°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.08
Giant

-0.48
B7III
13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Canis Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 12 Canis Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

12 Canis Majoris is distant 668.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

204.92
668.03
15 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

12 Canis Majoris
SAO172318
SAO172318

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 12 Canis Majoris rise, transit and set times from Tissemsilt, Argelia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Algiers):

Azimuth: 111.0°
Max altitude: 33.3°
Azimuth: 249.0°