ζ Canis Minoris (zeta Canis Minoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:30 | Tran: 14:37 | Set: 20:43

Alt: -10.16° Az: 74.13° Direction: South-West

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.

Image of ζ Canis Minoris (zeta Canis Minoris) star

DSS2 image of ζ Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Canis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 53m 01s

Declination +01° 42’ 00”

Hour Angle 16h 45m 12s

Sidereal Time 00h 38m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 51m 42s

Declination +01° 46’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 218.32°

Galactic Latitude 14.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Canis Minoris (zeta Canis Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type B8II

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

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

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

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.

Distance (parsec) 128.87

Distance (light year) 420.10

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Canis Minoris
(zeta Canis Minoris)

Flamsteed designation 13 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63975

SAO Catalogue SAO116043

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38373

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1808

FK5 Catalogue 1205

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 88.3° RISE 8:30

Max altitude: 40.2° TRANSIT 14:37

Azimuth: 271.7° SET 20:43

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor