Nu1_Canis_Majoris

Nu<sup>1</sup> Canis Majoris

Nu1 Canis Majoris

Binary star system in the constellation Canis Major

Nu1 Canis Majoris (ν1 Canis Majoris) is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.7.[2] Based on parallax shift of 12.366 mas as seen from our orbit, this system is approximately 264 light years from the Sun.

For other stars with this Bayer designation, see ν Canis Majoris.
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As of 2011, the pair had an angular separation of 17.29 arc seconds along a position angle of 264.2°.[8] The yellow hued magnitude 5.87[3] primary, component A, is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.[3] Its magnitude 7.61[3] companion, component B, is a yellow-white hued F-type main sequence/subgiant hybrid with a class of F3 IV-V.[3]

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