δ1 Canis Minoris (delta1 Canis Minoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:10 | Tran: 14:17 | Set: 20:25

Alt: -4.81° Az: 80.91° Direction: South

δ1 Canis Minoris is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

δ1 Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, δ1 Canis Minoris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of δ1 Canis Minoris (delta1 Canis Minoris) star

DSS2 image of δ1 Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of δ1 Canis Minoris during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 33m 25s

Declination +01° 51’ 30”

Hour Angle 17h 19m 35s

Sidereal Time 00h 53m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 32m 05s

Declination +01° 54’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.88°

Galactic Latitude 9.92°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ1 Canis Minoris (delta1 Canis Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ1 Canis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of δ1 Canis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ1 Canis Minoris is distant 787.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 241.55

Distance (light year) 787.44

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ1 Canis Minoris
(delta1 Canis Minoris)

Flamsteed designation 7 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD59881

SAO Catalogue SAO115581

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36641

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1691

FK5 Catalogue 2587

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ1 Canis Minoris (delta1 Canis Minoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.1° RISE 8:10

Max altitude: 40.4° TRANSIT 14:17

Azimuth: 271.9° SET 20:25

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor