Its story
26 CMa has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 26 CMa: right ascension 7h 12m 12s, declination −25° 56′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
26 CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34798, HD 55522, Gaia DR3 5611112165048662656. 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 34798
- Right ascension
- 7h 12m 12s
- Declination
- −25° 56′ 33″
- Magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- ≈ 908 ly
Data: gaia-dr3