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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:48
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ν2 Canis Majoris (nu2 Canis Majoris)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:37 | Tran: 15:51 | Set: 20:05
Alt: -17.69°   Az: 98.96°   Direction: East

ν2 Canis Majoris is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

ν2 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 3.95. Because of its moderate brightness, ν2 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 ν2 Canis Majoris (nu2 Canis Majoris) star
DSS2 image of ν2 Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ν2 Canis Majoris during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 37m 47s
-19° 16’ 43”
17h 42m 14s
00h 20m 01s

J2000

06h 36m 41s
-19° 15’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

228.69°
-11.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν2 Canis Majoris (nu2 Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.95
Giant

2.46
K1III
4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν2 Canis Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ν2 Canis Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν2 Canis Majoris is distant 64.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

19.84
64.67
3 km/s
0.059 arcsec/y
-0.062"/y

Alternative Designations

ν2 Canis Majoris
(nu2 Canis Majoris)
7 Canis Majoris
SAO151702
SAO151702
Gl 239.1

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν2 Canis Majoris (nu2 Canis Majoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.3°
Max altitude: 19.2°
Azimuth: 250.7°