29 Canis Majoris

29 Canis Majoris is a variable supergiant star in the constellation of Canis Major.

29 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 4.98. Because of its moderate brightness, 29 Canis Majoris should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 29 Canis Majoris:

Color of 29 Canis Majoris ⬤

Magnitude of 29 Canis Majoris 4.98

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 29 Canis Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 14°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 29 Canis Majoris

29 Canis Majoris is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 29 Canis Majoris are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 18m 40s

Declination J2000 -24° 33’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 237.82°

Galactic Latitude -5.37°

Constellation Canis Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 29 Canis Majoris in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 29 Canis Majoris.

Visibility of 29 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 29 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: 114.6° RISE 12:12

Max altitude: 14.0° TRANSIT 15:51

Azimuth: 245.4° SET 19:29

RIGHT NOW 29 Canis Majoris is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 29 Canis Majoris

The image below is a photograph of 29 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 29 Canis Majoris is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 29 Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 29 Canis Majoris during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 29 Canis Majoris from the Sun and relative movement

29 Canis Majoris is distant 2,990.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 917.43 pc

Distance (light year) 2,990.83 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 29 Canis Majoris

29 Canis Majoris belongs to spectral class O7 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -4.83

Spectral Type O7I

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of 29 Canis Majoris 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 29 Canis Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 29 Canis Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 29 Canis Majoris

Flamsteed designation 29 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD57060

SAO Catalogue SAO173444

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35412

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 5173

General Catalogue of Variable Stars UW CMa

In Evidence

Other stars in Canis Major