λ Canis Majoris (lambda Canis Majoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:34 | Tran: 14:59 | Set: 17:25

Alt: -29.30° Az: 106.68° Direction: East-South-East

λ Canis Majoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Canis Major.

λ Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 4.48. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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 λ Canis Majoris (lambda Canis Majoris) star

DSS2 image of λ Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Canis Majoris during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 29m 06s

Declination -32° 35’ 51”

Hour Angle 17h 30m 17s

Sidereal Time 23h 59m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 28m 10s

Declination -32° 34’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 240.64°

Galactic Latitude -18.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Canis Majoris (lambda Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.48

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.00

Spectral Type B4V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Canis Majoris is distant 405.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 124.53

Distance (light year) 405.98

Radial Speed 41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Canis Majoris
(lambda Canis Majoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45813

SAO Catalogue SAO196857

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30788

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 3066

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 122.6° RISE 12:34

Max altitude: 5.9° TRANSIT 14:59

Azimuth: 237.4° SET 17:25

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major