Star profile
Mu Canis Majoris
Hot blue starWhat is Mu Canis Majoris
Mu Canis Majoris is a double system whose primary is an orange giant that can be split from its companion with a small telescope. About 1,245 light-years away, it sits to the southwest of the midpoint between Gamma and Theta in the Great Dog, on the border where the richest part of the winter sky begins to fade into the deeper stellar wilderness.
Where it is and when to see it
Mu 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 Mu Canis Majoris
- Constellation
- Canis Major
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.00
- Distance
- 1245.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 104.028° · Dec -14.043°
- Catalogue
- HIP 33345 · HD 51250
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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
- 29 Canis Majoris4.88
- HIP 357274.94
- HIP 297355.00
- HIP 298955.15
- HIP 310845.16