Adhara

Canis Major · ε CMa · HR 2618

HIP33579
Visual magnitude1.5
Right ascension (J2000)104.656°
Declination (J2000)-28.9721°
WDS J06586-2858
IAU adoption2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the Arabic asterism name al-(adhara, "the Virgins", for ε, δ, η and ο2 CMa. The significance of the name is unknown.

Alternative names

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