Theta Canis Majoris
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theta-canis-majoris-205-7472012
title:
Theta Canis Majoris
text:
Theta Canis Majoris is a solitary, orange-hued star near the northern edge of the constellation Canis Major, forming the nose of the "dog". The star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.08. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.07 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 270 light years from the Sun. The star is moving away from Earth with a radial velocity of +96.2 km/s. This is a evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K4 III. Theta Canis
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Star in the constellation Canis Major
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Canis_Majoris
date created:
2005-10-16T06:51:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:52:48Z
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13
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16