Delta Canis Majoris
E514435
Delta Canis Majoris, also known as Wezen, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wezen | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
F-type star
ⓘ
star ⓘ supergiant star ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −6.87 ⓘ |
| age | about 10 million years ⓘ |
| alternateName | Delta Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 1.83 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | +0.67 ⓘ |
| colorIndexU−B | +0.34 ⓘ |
| declination | −26° 23′ 36″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1600 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 490 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 5800 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | post-main-sequence ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −11.3 ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 238.4 ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | δ Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBDDesignation | BD−26 1781 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius ⓘ |
| hasFK5Designation | FK5 252 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 25 Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHDDesignation | HD 54605 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHIPDesignation | HIP 34444 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHRDesignation | HR 2693 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperName | Wezen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSAODesignation | SAO 172839 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBrightStar | true ⓘ |
| isNavigationStar | true ⓘ |
| isNearStar | Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canis Major OB1 association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfAsterism | Winter sky near Sirius ⓘ |
| isVariableStar | suspected ⓘ |
| isVisibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 50,000 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | Iab ⓘ |
| mass | about 17 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | approximately solar ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelength ⓘ |
| parallax | 1.82 mas ⓘ |
| properMotionDec | +4.40 mas/yr ⓘ |
| properMotionRA | −3.06 mas/yr ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | +34 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 200 solar radii ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 07h 08m 23s ⓘ |
| spectralClass | F-type ⓘ |
| spectralType | F8 Iab ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.