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Lambda Canis Majoris

Blue main sequence star in Canis Major

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Lambda Canis Majoris
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	2361
HD	45813
Constellation	Canis Major
Right Ascension	6h 28m 10s
Declination	-32° 34' 48"
Distance	440 light years 135 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.46 Absolute: -1.19
Spectral Class	B4V blue main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	January

The star seen to the north of Lambda Canis Majoris here is sixth-magnitude IY Canis Majoris, a blue rotating variable approximately twice as far from the Sun as Lambda. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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