Its story

13Kap CMa has a visual magnitude of about 3.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 13Kap CMa: right ascension 6h 49m 50s, declination −32° 30′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

13Kap CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 32759, HD 50013, Gaia DR3 5583216215017531648. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.