δ3 Canis Minoris (delta3 Canis Minoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:14 | Tran: 16:29 | Set: 22:44

Alt: -28.93° Az: 323.17° Direction: North-West

δ3 Canis Minoris is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

δ3 Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, δ3 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 δ3 Canis Minoris (delta3 Canis Minoris) star

DSS2 image of δ3 Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of δ3 Canis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 35m 35s

Declination +03° 18’ 52”

Hour Angle 09h 53m 12s

Sidereal Time 17h 28m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 34m 15s

Declination +03° 22’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.81°

Galactic Latitude 11.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ3 Canis Minoris (delta3 Canis Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.77

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ3 Canis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of δ3 Canis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

δ3 Canis Minoris 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 δ3 Canis Minoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.81

Secondary star magnitude 11.01

Magnitude difference 5.2

Separation 90 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ3 Canis Minoris is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.47

Distance (light year) 676.35

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ3 Canis Minoris
(delta3 Canis Minoris)

Flamsteed designation 9 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60357

SAO Catalogue SAO115644

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36812

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 1719

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ3 Canis Minoris (delta3 Canis Minoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.7° RISE 10:14

Max altitude: 41.8° TRANSIT 16:29

Azimuth: 273.3° SET 22:44

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor