In Evidence
Other stars in Canis Minor
- Procyon
- Gomeisa
- γ Canis Minoris
- HR3145
- 6 Canis Minoris
- ε Canis Minoris
- ζ Canis Minoris
- δ1 Canis Minoris
- η Canis Minoris
- 14 Canis Minoris
- 1 Canis Minoris
- 11 Canis Minoris
- HR2729
- δ2 Canis Minoris
- HR2728
- HR3136
- HR2682
- δ3 Canis Minoris
- HR2747
- HR3087
- HR2778
- HR2918
- HR2779
- HR2966
- HR2801
- HR2950
- HR3097
- HR2710
- HR2713
- HR3093
- HR3050
- HR2982
- HR3144
- HR2893
- HR3061
- HR3098
- HR2836
- HR3103
- HR2840
- HR2987
- HR2989
- HR3033
- HR2904
- HR2760
ζ Canis Minoris (zeta Canis Minoris)
ζ Canis Minoris is a bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Canis Minor.
ζ Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, ζ Canis Minoris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Canis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ζ Canis Minoris is distant 420.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's ζ Canis Minoris (zeta Canis Minoris) rise, transit and set times from Kuje, Nigeria are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lagos):