η Canis Minoris (eta Canis Minoris)

η Canis Minoris is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Canis Minor.

η Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its reltive faintness, η Canis Minoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about η Canis Minoris:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of η Canis Minoris

η Canis Minoris is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of η Canis Minoris are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of η Canis Minoris in the sky:

Visibility of η Canis Minoris from your location

Today's η Canis Minoris (eta Canis Minoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of η Canis Minoris

The image below is a photograph of η Canis Minoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of η Canis Minoris is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of η Canis Minoris from the Sun and relative movement

η Canis Minoris is distant 351.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of η Canis Minoris

η Canis Minoris belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

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

η Canis Minoris star system properties

η 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 η Canis Minoris double sysyem:

Alternative designations of η Canis Minoris