ι Canis Majoris (iota Canis Majoris)

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:03 | Tran: 16:30 | Set: 20:58

Alt: 20.11° Az: 195.74° Direction: South-South-West

ι Canis Majoris is a variable bright giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Canis Major.

ι Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 4.37. Because of its moderate brightness, ι Canis Majoris 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 ι Canis Majoris (iota Canis Majoris) star

DSS2 image of ι Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Canis Majoris during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 57m 16s

Declination -17° 05’ 19”

Hour Angle 01h 01m 49s

Sidereal Time 07h 59m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 56m 08s

Declination -17° 03’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.7°

Galactic Latitude -6.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Canis Majoris (iota Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.37

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -5.50

Spectral Type B3II

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Canis Majoris is distant 3,075.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 943.40

Distance (light year) 3,075.47

Radial Speed 41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Canis Majoris
(iota Canis Majoris)

Flamsteed designation 20 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51309

SAO Catalogue SAO152126

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33347

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 1661

FK5 Catalogue 2536

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Iot CMa

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 107.1° RISE 12:03

Max altitude: 21.4° TRANSIT 16:30

Azimuth: 252.9° SET 20:58

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major