How to see it
18Mu CMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 18Mu CMa: right ascension 6h 56m 7s, declination −14° 2′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
18Mu CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33345, HD 51250, Gaia DR3 2949326146358060416. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2949326146358060416
- HIP
- 33345
- HD
- 51250
- gaia_dr3
- 2949326146358060416
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18Mu CMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.59