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κ Canis Majoris (kappa Canis Majoris)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:18 | Tran: 15:44 | Set: 18:11
Alt: -70.77°   Az: 348.37°   Direction: North-North-West

κ Canis Majoris is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

κ Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 3.96. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Canis Majoris (kappa Canis Majoris) star
DSS2 image of κ Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Canis Majoris during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 50m 47s
-32° 32’ 21”
11h 41m 55s
18h 32m 43s

J2000

06h 49m 50s
-32° 30’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

242.36°
-14.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Canis Majoris (kappa Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.96
Sub-giant

-2.96
B1IV
14354K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Canis Majoris is distant 789.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

242.13
789.35
14 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

κ Canis Majoris
(kappa Canis Majoris)
13 Canis Majoris
SAO197258
SAO197258

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 122.5°
Max altitude: 6.0°
Azimuth: 237.5°