Iota Canis Majoris (HIP 33347), a blue-white main-sequence star in Stars

Iota Canis Majoris (HIP 33347) is a blue-white main-sequence star (B3V) in Stars, 2,440 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.36.

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Iota Canis Majoris (HIP 33347)

Iota Canis Majoris is a blue-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 2,440 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.36. Iron abundance: -0.04 (91% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 43.9 km/s. Galactic orbit: 25,072 27,338 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 6h 56m, Dec -17° 3.3'

Spectral type: B3V

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