ν3 Canis Majoris (nu3 Canis Majoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:44 | Tran: 16:04 | Set: 20:25

Alt: -16.55° Az: 98.72° Direction: East

ν3 Canis Majoris is a bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Canis Major.

ν3 Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 4.43. Because of its moderate brightness, ν3 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 ν3 Canis Majoris (nu3 Canis Majoris) star

DSS2 image of ν3 Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ν3 Canis Majoris during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 39m 00s

Declination -18° 15’ 39”

Hour Angle 17h 44m 38s

Sidereal Time 00h 23m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 37m 53s

Declination -18° 14’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.87°

Galactic Latitude -11.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν3 Canis Majoris (nu3 Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.43

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.34

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν3 Canis Majoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ν3 Canis Majoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν3 Canis Majoris is distant 463.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 142.25

Distance (light year) 463.73

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν3 Canis Majoris
(nu3 Canis Majoris)

Flamsteed designation 8 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD47442

SAO Catalogue SAO151730

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31700

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 1492

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν3 Canis Majoris (nu3 Canis Majoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.3° RISE 11:44

Max altitude: 20.3° TRANSIT 16:04

Azimuth: 251.7° SET 20:25

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major