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Catalog/Canis Major/12 CMa

12 CMa

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12 CMa · Canis Major
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12 CMa has a visual magnitude of about 6.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 12 CMa: right ascension 6h 47m 1s, declination −21° 0′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

12 CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 32504, HD 49333, Gaia DR3 2926942116843379968. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 32504
Right ascension
6h 47m 01s
Declination
−21° 00′ 55″
Magnitude
6.04
Distance
≈ 707 ly
Data: gaia-dr3