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Nu3 Canis Majoris

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Also known as 8 Canis Majoris, HD 47442, 8 CMa, HD 47442A, ν3 CMa, ν³ CMa, ν3 Canis Majoris, HIC 31700

binary star system in the constellation Canis Major

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
*
Spectral type
K1-III
Distance
481 light-years
Redshift
z = -0.00000363584202800471
Coordinates
RA 99.4726° · Dec -18.2375°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
binary star
Constellation
Canis Major
Radius
32.7
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catalog code
8 CMa
spectral class
K0
stellar rotational velocity
17
metallicity
-0.09
apparent magnitude
1.81
right ascension
99.472589317
declination
-18.237478284
effective temperature
4510
parallax
7.03
radial velocity
-1.2
epoch
J2000.0
surface gravity
220
luminosity
398
absolute magnitude
-1.13
right ascension component of proper motion
-9
declination component of proper motion
-7
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