11 Canis Majoris

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11 Canis Majoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 06h 46m 51.09272s[1]
Declination −14° 25′ 33.5042″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.28[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8/9III[3]
B−V color index −0.024±0.004[2]
Distance
1,010 ± 60 ly
(310 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.63[2]
Details
Rotational velocity (v sin i)
130[5] km/s
HR 2504, SAO 151919[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

11 Canis Majoris is a single

light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of around +15 km/s.[4] It has an absolute magnitude of −1.63.[2]

This star has a

luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 11,540 K.[5]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR
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  2. ^
    S2CID 119257644
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  3. ^
    Bibcode:1988mcts.book.....H
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  4. ^
    S2CID 119231169
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  5. ^
    S2CID 119436374
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  6. ^ "42 Cnc". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  7. S2CID 14878976
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