Zeta Canis Majoris

Starbox short
name=ζ Canis Majoris
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Canis Major
ra=06^h20^m18.8^s
dec=−30°03′48″
spectral=B2.5V
appmag_v=+3.02
dist_ly=336 ± 20
dist_pc=103 ± 6
names=Furud, Phurud, 1 Canis Majoris, HR 2282, HD 44402, CD-30°3038, FK5 240, HIP 30122, SAO 196698, GC 8170, CCDM 06203-3003

Zeta Canis Majoris (ζ CMa / ζ Canis Majoris) is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Canis Major. It also has the traditional name Furud or Phurud, from the arabic " فرد al-furud" meaning "the solitary ones". ζ Canis Majoris is approximately 336 light years from Earth.

The primary component, ζ Canis Majoris A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.02. It has an unseen companion, ζ Canis Majoris B. The two stars orbit around their common centre of mass once every 675 days.