6 Canis Minoris

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:20 | Tran: 14:19 | Set: 21:18

Alt: -13.06° Az: 309.26° Direction: South-South-West

6 Canis Minoris is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

6 Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 4.54. Because of its moderate brightness, 6 Canis Minoris 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 6 Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Canis Minoris during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 31m 12s

Declination +11° 57’ 07”

Hour Angle 08h 38m 13s

Sidereal Time 16h 09m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 29m 47s

Declination +12° 00’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.38°

Galactic Latitude 13.88°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.54

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.64

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Canis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Canis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Canis Minoris is distant 560.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 171.82

Distance (light year) 560.14

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59294

SAO Catalogue SAO96952

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36425

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 1567

FK5 Catalogue 1193

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3609

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Canis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.0° RISE 7:20

Max altitude: 50.5° TRANSIT 14:19

Azimuth: 282.0° SET 21:18

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor