How to see it
15 CMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 15 CMa: right ascension 6h 53m 33s, declination −20° 13′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
15 CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33092, HD 50707, Gaia DR3 2932263546963330176. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2932263546963330176
- HIP
- 33092
- HD
- 50707
- gaia_dr3
- 2932263546963330176
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 15 CMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.77