Star
κ Canis Majoris
HIP 32759 · Blue-white subgiant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.12) — a surface around 11,900 K.
Distance
659 light-years
Spectral type
B1.5IVne
Brightness
mag 3.50
Absolute mag
-3.03
Luminosity
1,415 × Sun
Surface
~11,900 K
Right ascension
6h 49m 50s
Declination
−32° 31′
- κ Canis Majoris is a blue-white subgiant in Canis Major.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.