hip-29941

Hot blue star

Its story

Near Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, within the constellation Canis Major, glints a blue B-type star far hotter and more massive than the Sun. Its light arrived after almost 800 years, having set out as Gothic cathedrals were rising across Europe and the Magna Carta was being signed in England. Its cold, electric tone contrasts with the better-known gold of its canine neighbour, a blue jewel concealed amid the teeth of the great celestial hound.

Constellation: Canis Major
Apparent magnitude: 5.51
Distance: 795.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 94.557° · Dec -19.967°
Catalogue: HIP 29941 · HD 43955

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