12 Canis Majoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:35 | Tran: 15:38 | Set: 19:41

Alt: 15.81° Az: 197.26° Direction: South-South-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 06h 48m 06s

Declination -21° 02’ 40”

Hour Angle 01h 11m 15s

Sidereal Time 07h 59m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 47m 01s

Declination -21° 00’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.36°

Galactic Latitude -10.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.48

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

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

Distance (parsec) 204.92

Distance (light year) 668.03

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 12 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49333

SAO Catalogue SAO172318

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32504

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 1576

General Catalogue of Variable Stars HK CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 12 Canis Majoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.0° RISE 11:35

Max altitude: 17.5° TRANSIT 15:38

Azimuth: 249.0° SET 19:41

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major