Gamma Canis Majoris
E512743
Gamma Canis Majoris, also known as Muliphein, is a relatively faint blue-white star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the celestial "Great Dog" near the bright star Sirius.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | star ⓘ |
| belongsToSpectralClass | B-type bright giant ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | 4.11 ⓘ |
| hasArabicNameOrigin | Muliphein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | γ Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBDDesignation | BD−15 1739 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | blue-white ⓘ |
| hasConstellation | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −15° 45′ 22.4″ ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth |
approximately 1,600 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 500 parsecs ⓘ |
| hasEffectiveTemperature | about 12,000 K ⓘ |
| hasEpoch | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| hasEquinox | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 16 Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude | −11.99° ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude | 227.23° ⓘ |
| hasHDDesignation | HD 52918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHIPDesignation | HIP 33977 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHRDesignation | HR 2618 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLuminosity | about 10,000 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| hasMass | about 13 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasMetallicityFeH | approximately solar ⓘ |
| hasParallax | 2.01 mas ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionDec | +4.06 mas/yr ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionRA | −3.01 mas/yr ⓘ |
| hasProperName | Muliphein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | +34 km/s ⓘ |
| hasRadius | about 13 solar radii ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 06h 22m 41.986s ⓘ |
| hasRotationalVelocity | 40 km/s ⓘ |
| hasSIMBADIdentifier | gam CMa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | B8II ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceGravityLogg | 2.5 ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalName | Muliphein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariabilityType | eclipsing binary candidate ⓘ |
| hasVariableApparentMagnitudeRangeV | 3.84–5.02 ⓘ |
| isBrightGiant | true ⓘ |
| isNear | Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfAsterism | Great Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelativelyFaintComparedTo | Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
Southern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
low northern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.