15 Canis Majoris

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:38 | Tran: 13:46 | Set: 17:55

Alt: 14.97° Az: 204.31° Direction: South-West

15 Canis Majoris is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

15 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, 15 Canis Majoris is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 15 Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Canis Majoris during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 54m 39s

Declination -20° 15’ 26”

Hour Angle 01h 40m 19s

Sidereal Time 08h 34m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 32s

Declination -20° 13’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.3°

Galactic Latitude -8.62°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.83

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -3.64

Spectral Type B1IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.21

Temperature 13831K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Canis Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Canis Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

15 Canis Majoris is distant 1,613.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 495.05

Distance (light year) 1,613.86

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 15 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50707

SAO Catalogue SAO172520

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33092

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 1616

FK5 Catalogue 2532

General Catalogue of Variable Stars EY CMa

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 15 Canis Majoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.3° RISE 9:38

Max altitude: 18.3° TRANSIT 13:46

Azimuth: 249.7° SET 17:55

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major