Star · Blue-white · Canis Major

Mirzam

2 CMa · HIP 30324

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 05:17 · south · 19°

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Where is Mirzam?

Times for LondonChange city

Look south, about 19° up at 05:17 in Canis Major. It rises at 01:57 and climbs through the night.

Rises: 01:57
Highest: 06:24
Sets: 10:52
Best after dark: 05:17 · 19°

Can I see Mirzam tonight?

From London tonight, Mirzam is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest just before dawn, around 05:17, in the south at 19°.

At magnitude 2.0 it is one of the brighter points in the sky, easy to see by eye when it’s clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Mirzam look like?

Mirzam looks blue-white to the eye. Its spectral type is B1II-III: hot blue-white bright giant (much hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its blue-white color is easier to see.

Telescope

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Mirzam

Mirzam is a star in Canis Major, shining at magnitude 2.0. Its spectral type, B1II-III, marks it as: hot blue-white bright giant (much hotter than the Sun).

Mirzam in Canis Major

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