Blue-white main-sequence star · Canis Major

Furud

Also known as: ζ Canis Majoris (ζ CMa), HIP 30122

mag 3.0360 light-years

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Furud (ζ Canis Majoris) is a blue-white main-sequence star of magnitude 3.0 in Canis Major, about 360 light-years away.

Furud is in the constellation Canis Major.
Best evenings: around early February it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 50° N.

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EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Furud
Designation	ζ Canis Majoris (ζ CMa)
Hipparcos number	HIP 30122
Type	Blue-white main-sequence star
Spectral type	B2.5V
Colour	Blue-whiteB−V colour index −0.16
Magnitude	3.0The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	360 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1660.
Proper motion	0.009″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Canis Major
Right ascension (J2000)	06h 20m 18.8s
Declination (J2000)	−30° 03′ 48″

Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →