12 Canis Majoris

12 Canis Majoris

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name=12 Canis Majoris
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Canis Major
ra=06h47m01.5s
dec=−21°00′56″
spectral=B7IIIn
appmag_v=+6.07
dist_ly=668 ± 99
dist_pc=205 ± 30
names=HK Canis Majoris, HR 2509, HD 49333, BD−20°1576, HIP 32504, SAO 172318, GC 8884

12 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major.

12 Canis Majoris is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.07. It is approximately 668 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +6.06 to +6.09 with a period of 2.18 days.


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