11 Canis Majoris
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Right ascension | 06h 46m 51.09272s[1] |
| Declination | −14° 25′ 33.5042″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.28[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B8/9III[3] |
| B−V color index | −0.024±0.004[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +15.0±4.2[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −2.853±0.344[1] mas/yr Dec.: +8.514±0.363[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.2263±0.1847 mas[1] |
| Distance | 1,010 ± 60 ly (310 ± 20 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.63[2] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 3.9[5] M☉ |
| Radius | 8.8[6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 465[5] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.85[7] cgs |
| Temperature | 13,274[7] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.39[7] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 130[8] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| 11 CMa, BD−14°1584, GC 8879, HD 49229, HIP 32492, HR 2504, SAO 151919[9] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
11 Canis Majoris is a single[10] star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, the eleventh entry in John Flamsteed's catalogue of stars in that constellation. It has a blue-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.28.[2] The distance to this star is approximately 1,010 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of around +15 km/s.[4] It has an absolute magnitude of −1.63.[2]
This star has a stellar classification of B8/9III,[3] matching a B-type star that is in the giant stage. It has a high rate of spin with a projected rotational velocity of 130 km/s.[8] The star is radiating 465 times the luminosity of the Sun[5] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 13,274 K.[7]
References
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