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π Canis Majoris (pi Canis Majoris)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:54 | Tran: 7:02 | Set: 11:11
Alt: -43.42°   Az: 64.75°   Direction: East-North-East

π Canis Majoris is a variable and double giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Canis Major.

π Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 4.68. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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 π Canis Majoris (pi Canis Majoris) star
DSS2 image of π Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of π Canis Majoris during the next 10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 56m 41s
-20° 10’ 11”
14h 57m 39s
21h 54m 20s

J2000

06h 55m 37s
-20° 08’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

231.44°
-8.15°

Finder Chart

Finder chart π Canis Majoris (pi Canis Majoris) star
Simplified finder chart for π Canis Majoris (pi Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.68
Giant

2.35
F2
7044K

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

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

Star System Properties

π Canis Majoris is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the π Canis Majoris double sysyem:

4.68
9.68
5
11.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Canis Majoris is distant 95.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

29.23
95.29
8 km/s
0.047 arcsec/y
0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

π Canis Majoris
(pi Canis Majoris)
19 Canis Majoris
SAO172579
SAO172579

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 110.2°
Max altitude: 18.4°
Azimuth: 249.8°