η Canis Minoris (eta Canis Minoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:58 | Tran: 16:31 | Set: 23:04

Alt: -23.56° Az: 40.72° Direction: North-East

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

η Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, η 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 η Canis Minoris (eta Canis Minoris) star

DSS2 image of η Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of η Canis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 29m 23s

Declination +06° 53’ 18”

Hour Angle 14h 28m 09s

Sidereal Time 21h 57m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 28m 02s

Declination +06° 56’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 210.85°

Galactic Latitude 11.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Canis Minoris (eta Canis Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

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

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

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:

Main star magnitude 5.25

Secondary star magnitude 10.45

Magnitude difference 5.2

Separation 4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 107.76

Distance (light year) 351.29

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η Canis Minoris
(eta Canis Minoris)

Flamsteed designation 5 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD58923

SAO Catalogue SAO115477

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36265

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 1729

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6101

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 83.1° RISE 9:58

Max altitude: 45.4° TRANSIT 16:31

Azimuth: 276.9° SET 23:04

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor