How to see it
7Nu 2CMa has a visual magnitude of about 3.67: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 7Nu 2CMa: right ascension 6h 36m 41s, declination −19° 15′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
7Nu 2CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31592, HD 47205, Gaia DR3 2939555954755196160. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2939555954755196160
- HIP
- 31592
- HD
- 47205
- gaia_dr3
- 2939555954755196160
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 7Nu 2CMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.67