Its story
27 CMa has a visual magnitude of about 4.51: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 27 CMa: right ascension 7h 14m 15s, declination −26° 21′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
27 CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34981, HD 56014, Gaia DR3 5610288149803056896. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 34981
- Right ascension
- 7h 14m 15s
- Declination
- −26° 21′ 09″
- Magnitude
- 4.51
- Distance
- ≈ 1,437 ly
Data: gaia-dr3