Mirzam

Canis Major · β Cma · HR 2294

HIP30324
Visual magnitude1.98
Right ascension (J2000)95.6749°
Declination (J2000)-17.9559°
WDS J06227-1757
IAU adoption2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in recent times from its Arabic name al-mirzam, of unknown meaning. The Arabs also gave the name to β CMi, and sometimes to γ Ori. Each al-mirzam star preceded the rising of a brighter star (our Sirius, Procyon, and Betelgeuse, respectively), which probably connects to the unknown meaning.

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