Epsilon Canis Majoris

E514755
spectroscopic binary star

Epsilon Canis Majoris, also known as Adhara, is a bright blue-white giant star and one of the most luminous stars visible from Earth, located in the constellation Canis Major.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Adhara 0
Epsilon Canis Majoris B 0

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf spectroscopic binary ⓘ
star ⓘ
belongsToAsterism Canis Major constellation pattern NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV −4.1 ⓘ
hasAge_Myr ~20 ⓘ
hasApparentMagnitudeV 1.50 ⓘ
hasBayerDesignation ε Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCatalogIdentifier BD−29 1782 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HD 52089 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HIP 33579 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HR 2618 NERFINISHED ⓘ
SAO 172458 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasColor blue-white ⓘ
hasCompanion Epsilon Canis Majoris B NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent Epsilon Canis Majoris A NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConstellationAbbreviation CMa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDeclination −28° 58′ 20″ ⓘ
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly ~430 ⓘ
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc ~132 ⓘ
hasEffectiveTemperature_K ~22,200 ⓘ
hasFlamsteedDesignation 13 Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGalacticLatitude_deg −11.3 ⓘ
hasGalacticLongitude_deg 239.8 ⓘ
hasLuminosity_solar ~38,000 ⓘ
hasMass_solar ~12 ⓘ
hasMetallicity_Fe_H slightly subsolar ⓘ
hasParallax_mas ~7.6 ⓘ
hasProperMotionDec_mas_per_yr +4.0 ⓘ
hasProperMotionRA_mas_per_yr −3.5 ⓘ
hasProperName Adhara NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRadialVelocity_km_per_s +34 ⓘ
hasRadius_solar ~14 ⓘ
hasRightAscension 06h 58m 37s ⓘ
hasSpectralType B2 II ⓘ
hasTraditionalNameOrigin Arabic ⓘ
hasVariableStarDesignation None known ⓘ
isAmongMostLuminousInNightSky Yes ⓘ
isArabicFor “the virgins” ⓘ
isBrightestInConstellation No ⓘ
isPartOf Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ
isSecondBrightestInConstellation Yes ⓘ
isVisibleFrom Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbits Epsilon Canis Majoris A NERFINISHED ⓘ
willEvolveInto supergiant star ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canis Major → contains → Epsilon Canis Majoris ⓘ