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θ Canis Majoris (theta Canis Majoris)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:03 | Tran: 20:59 | Set: 1:59
Alt: 17.72°   Az: 221.07°   Direction: South-West

θ Canis Majoris is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Canis Major.

θ Canis Majoris visual magnitude is 4.07. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Canis Majoris (theta Canis Majoris) star
DSS2 image of θ Canis Majoris. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Canis Majoris during the next 1000 years (-2.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 55m 21s
-12° 04’ 18”
02h 39m 09s
09h 34m 31s

J2000

06h 54m 11s
-12° 02’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

223.98°
-4.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Canis Majoris (theta Canis Majoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.07
Giant

-0.37
K4III
3902K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Canis Majoris is distant 251.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 97 kilometers per second.

77.28
251.93
97 km/s
-0.137 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Canis Majoris
(theta Canis Majoris)
14 Canis Majoris
SAO152071
SAO152071

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 102.1°
Max altitude: 26.4°
Azimuth: 257.9°