26 Canis Majoris

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:10 | Tran: 8:38 | Set: 12:05

Alt: -38.27° Az: 84.55° Direction: East

26 Canis Majoris is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

26 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, 26 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 26 Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Canis Majoris during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 13m 12s

Declination -25° 59’ 07”

Hour Angle 16h 01m 35s

Sideral Time 23h 14m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 12m 12s

Declination -25° 56’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.4°

Galactic Latitude -7.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 26 Canis Majoris.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Canis Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Canis Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Canis Majoris is distant 718.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 220.26

Distance (light year) 718.06

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55522

SAO Catalogue SAO173193

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP34798

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 4191

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3458

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 26 Canis Majoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.0° RISE 5:10

Max altitude: 12.5° TRANSIT 8:38

Azimuth: 244.0° SET 12:05

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canis Major