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Aludra - η Canis Majoris (eta Canis Majoris)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:39 | Tran: 16:38 | Set: 19:37
Alt: -62.08°   Az: 46.40°   Direction: North-East

Aludra, also designated as η Canis Majoris (eta Canis Majoris), is a double supergiant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Canis Major.

Aludra visual magnitude is 2.45, making it the 87th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Aludra is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Aludra - η Canis Majoris (eta Canis Majoris) star
DSS2 image of Aludra. The red arrow shows the motion of Aludra during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 25m 05s
-29° 21’ 14”
13h 31m 34s
20h 56m 40s

J2000

07h 24m 05s
-29° 18’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

242.62°
-6.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Aludra - η Canis Majoris (eta Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.45
Supergiant

-7.51
B5I
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Aludra is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Aludra. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

Aludra is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Aludra double sysyem:

2.45
6.95
4.5
178.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Aludra is distant 3,196.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

980.39
3,196.08
41 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Aludra
η Canis Majoris
(eta Canis Majoris)
31 Canis Majoris
SAO173651
SAO173651

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 119.4°
Max altitude: 9.2°
Azimuth: 240.6°