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Muliphein - γ Canis Majoris (gamma Canis Majoris)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 16:40 | Tran: 21:16 | Set: 1:56
Alt: -3.39°   Az: 248.89°   Direction: West-South-West

Muliphein, also designated as γ Canis Majoris (gamma Canis Majoris), is a bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Canis Major.

Muliphein visual magnitude is 4.12. Because of its moderate brightness, Muliphein 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 Muliphein - γ Canis Majoris (gamma Canis Majoris) star
DSS2 image of Muliphein. The red arrow shows the motion of Muliphein during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 04m 53s
-15° 40’ 19”
05h 01m 09s
12h 06m 03s

J2000

07h 03m 45s
-15° 37’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

228.25°
-4.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Muliphein - γ Canis Majoris (gamma Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.12
Bright giant

-1.33
B8II
11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Muliphein is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Muliphein is distant 401.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

123.30
401.97
32 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Muliphein
γ Canis Majoris
(gamma Canis Majoris)
23 Canis Majoris
SAO152303
SAO152303

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 105.7°
Max altitude: 22.8°
Azimuth: 254.3°