δ2 Canis Minoris (delta2 Canis Minoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:20 | Tran: 14:34 | Set: 20:48

Alt: -28.04° Az: 320.50° Direction: South-South-West

δ2 Canis Minoris is a main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

δ2 Canis Minoris visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, δ2 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 δ2 Canis Minoris (delta2 Canis Minoris) star

DSS2 image of δ2 Canis Minoris. The red arrow shows the motion of δ2 Canis Minoris during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 31s

Declination +03° 14’ 01”

Hour Angle 09h 43m 08s

Sidereal Time 17h 17m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 33m 11s

Declination +03° 17’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.76°

Galactic Latitude 10.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ2 Canis Minoris (delta2 Canis Minoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.44

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ2 Canis Minoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of δ2 Canis Minoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ2 Canis Minoris is distant 139.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.66

Distance (light year) 139.08

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ2 Canis Minoris
(delta2 Canis Minoris)

Flamsteed designation 8 Canis Minoris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60111

SAO Catalogue SAO115610

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36723

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 1715

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ2 Canis Minoris (delta2 Canis Minoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.8° RISE 8:20

Max altitude: 41.8° TRANSIT 14:34

Azimuth: 273.2° SET 20:48

	
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