θ Canis Majoris (theta Canis Majoris)

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:37 | Tran: 15:33 | Set: 20:29

Alt: 16.12° Az: 224.55° 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

Right Ascension 06h 55m 22s

Declination -12° 04’ 19”

Hour Angle 02h 54m 15s

Sidereal Time 09h 49m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 54m 11s

Declination -12° 02’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 223.98°

Galactic Latitude -4.85°

Finder Chart

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

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.37

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature 3902K

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

Distance (parsec) 77.28

Distance (light year) 251.93

Radial Speed 97 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.137 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Canis Majoris
(theta Canis Majoris)

Flamsteed designation 14 Canis Majoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50778

SAO Catalogue SAO152071

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33160

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 1681

FK5 Catalogue 266

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° RISE 10:37

Max altitude: 26.4° TRANSIT 15:33

Azimuth: 257.9° SET 20:29

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Major