FN Canis Majoris

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FN Canis Majoris

A light curve for FN Canis Majoris from Hipparcos data. Adapted from Rivinius et al. (2011)[1]
Observation data
J2000.0
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 07h 06m 40.76672s[2]
Declination −11° 17′ 38.4396″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.41[3] (5.69 + 7.04)[4]
Characteristics
Spectral type B0 III/IV[5] or B2 Ia/ab[6]
B−V color index 0.033±0.004[3]
Distance
approx. 3,000 ly
(approx. 900 pc)
Details
Myr
HR 2678, SAO 152394, WDS J07067-1118[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

FN Canis Majoris is a

runaway star associated with the Sh 2-296 nebula in the CMa OB1 association, and has a conspicuous bow-shock feature.[6]

The brighter component is a visual magnitude 5.69

″ from the primary at a position angle of 111°, as of 2003.[14]

References

  1. doi:10.1017/S1743921311011380
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  2. ^
    S2CID 18759600
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  3. ^
    S2CID 119257644
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  4. ^
    S2CID 14878976
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  5. ^
    S2CID 117112792
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  6. ^
    S2CID 173990935
    . A44.
  7. ^
    S2CID 111387483
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  8. ^
    S2CID 118629873
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    hdl:11336/37946
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  10. ^ "FN CMa". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  11. ISSN 0067-0049
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  12. ISSN 0004-6361
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  13. S2CID 119526948
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  14. doi:10.1086/323920
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