26 Canis Majoris

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

26 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its reltive faintness, 26 Canis Majoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 26 Canis Majoris:

Color of 26 Canis Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 26 Canis Majoris 5.92

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 26 Canis Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 12°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 26 Canis Majoris

26 Canis Majoris is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 26 Canis Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 12m 12s

Declination J2000 -25° 56’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 238.4°

Galactic Latitude -7.3°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 26 Canis Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 26 Canis Majoris.

Visibility of 26 Canis Majoris from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 115.9° RISE 11:56

Max altitude: 12.6° TRANSIT 15:25

Azimuth: 244.1° SET 18:53

RIGHT NOW 26 Canis Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 26 Canis Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 26 Canis Majoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 26 Canis Majoris is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 26 Canis Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 718.06 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 26 Canis Majoris

26 Canis Majoris belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature of 26 Canis Majoris 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

Alternative designations of 26 Canis Majoris

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

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major