ε Canis Minoris (epsilon Canis Minoris)

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:26 | Tran: 14:11 | Set: 20:56

Alt: 10.32° Az: 88.12° Direction: South

ε Canis Minoris is a bright giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

ε Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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.

Image of ε Canis Minoris (epsilon Canis Minoris) star

DSS2 image of ε Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Canis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 27m 02s

Declination +09° 13’ 26”

Hour Angle 18h 20m 03s

Sidereal Time 01h 47m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 25m 38s

Declination +09° 16’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.45°

Galactic Latitude 11.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Canis Minoris (epsilon Canis Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.99

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.42

Spectral Type G6II

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Canis Minoris is distant 987.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 303.03

Distance (light year) 987.88

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Canis Minoris
(epsilon Canis Minoris)

Flamsteed designation 2 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58367

SAO Catalogue SAO115425

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36041

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 1643

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 80.8° RISE 7:26

Max altitude: 47.7° TRANSIT 14:11

Azimuth: 279.2° SET 20:56

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor