Star · B9V
μ CMa
μ CMa is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Canis Major, 953.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 33345 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Distance | 953.1 light-years (292.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.33 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 4,340 K |
| Luminosity | 1,500 L☉ |
| Radius | 68.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.35 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 56m 06.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 02′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.00). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1073. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 17 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around μ CMa, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.16, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.