In Evidence
Other stars in Canis Minor
- Procyon
- Gomeisa
- γ Canis Minoris
- HR3145
- 6 Canis Minoris
- ε Canis Minoris
- ζ Canis Minoris
- δ1 Canis Minoris
- η Canis Minoris
- 14 Canis Minoris
- 1 Canis Minoris
- 11 Canis Minoris
- HR2729
- δ2 Canis Minoris
- HR2728
- HR3136
- HR2682
- δ3 Canis Minoris
- HR2747
- HR3087
- HR2778
- HR2918
- HR2779
- HR2966
- HR2801
- HR2950
- HR3097
- HR2710
- HR2713
- HR3093
- HR3050
- HR2982
- HR3144
- HR2893
- HR3061
- HR3098
- HR2836
- HR3103
- HR2840
- HR2987
- HR2989
- HR3033
- HR2904
- HR2760
6 Canis Minoris
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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Canis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 6 Canis Minoris rise, transit and set times from Onifai, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):