K-type star · orange dwarf

7 CMa

64.6 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 4.0K1III(+M)
4826 K
temperature
4.87 R☉
radius
1.34 M☉
mass
11.5 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 64.6 ly away

At light speed, about 65 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
Sun7 CMa is 4.87× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.84×
as hot as the Sun
4.87×
the Sun's width
1.34×
the Sun's mass
11.55×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.

Can you see it tonight?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 4.0To see it no equipment needed

Illustration generated from 7 CMa's temperature, not a photograph.