11 Canis Majoris

11 Canis Majoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 06h46m51.1s
Declination −14°25′33″
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.28
Distance642 ± 97 ly
(197 ± 30 pc)
Spectral typeB8/B9III
Other designations
HR 2504, HD 49229, BD−14°1584, HIP 32492, SAO 151919, GC 8879

11 Canis Majoris is a star in Canis Major, the eleventh entry in John Flamsteed's catalogue of stars in that constellation. It is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.28 and lies approximately 642 light years from Earth.

References

11 Canis Majoris in SIMBAD


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