M-type star · red

HD 46347

HD 46347 is a red in the constellation Canis Major 1,026 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 3,561 K, about 0.6 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 258× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.3 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 1,026 years ago.

1,026 lybrightness mag 6.31M4III

Also catalogued as HIP 31086

3,561 K
temperature
6.31
apparent magnitude
258× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
M4III
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
1,026 years
at light speed from Earth
0.62×
as hot as the Sun
258×
the Sun's light output
-1.18
absolute magnitude
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HD 46347M-type
Sky regionCanis Majorthis direction
StarHR 217094 ly
StarHR 2149100 ly
StarHR 2598110 ly
StarAdharastar
StarWezenstar
Nearest stars
Bright stars in Canis Major
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BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.3To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Canis Major

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.