10 Canis Majoris
A massive Be star with rapid rotation and variable brightness.
10 Canis Majoris, also designated FT Canis Majoris, is a single variable star in Canis Major. Located roughly 1,980 light years from the Sun, it is visible to the naked eye as a faint, 5th-magnitude blue-white hued star. This massive Be star is a B-type main-sequence star with a rapid rotation that gives it an oblate shape and causes brightness variations.
Quick Facts
- Variable star designation
- FT Canis Majoris
- Constellation
- Canis Major
- Distance
- roughly 1,980 light years
- Apparent visual magnitude range
- 5.13 to 5.44
- Effective temperature
- 25,000 K
- Age
- 8.2 million years
- Rotational period
- 2.63 days
- Projected rotational velocity
- 205 km/s
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