Star profile
Nu 1 Canis Majoris
What is Nu 1 Canis Majoris
Nu-1 Canis Majoris is a yellow star about 351 light-years away, in the field of the Greater Dog. Its light —that of a G-type giant— travels through a constellation dominated by the dazzling blue of Sirius. In that setting the golden hue of Nu-1 acts as a chromatic counterpoint —a warm point amid the cool tones of the celestial hunter.
Where it is and when to see it
Nu 1 Canis Majoris lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for Nu 1 Canis Majoris
- Constellation
- Canis Major
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.71
- Distance
- 350.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 99.095° · Dec -18.660°
- Catalogue
- HIP 31564 · HD 47138
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Other stars in Canis Major
Canis Major has 90 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- SiriusAlpha Canis Majoris-1.44
- AdharaEpsilon Canis Majoris1.50
- WezenDelta Canis Majoris1.83
- HIP 345795.69
- HIP 318705.70
- HIP 354875.70
- HIP 311905.73
- HIP 308405.74