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HR 2244

BSC 2244, HD 43445

Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)2244
HD43445
ConstellationCanis Major
Right Ascension6h 15m 45s
Declination-13° 43' 6"
Distance400 light years
123 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +5.01
Absolute: -0.43
Spectral ClassB9Vn blue main sequence star
Optimum VisibilityJanuary
NotesA fifth-magnitude blue star within the western borders of Canis Major, notable for a relatively rapid rate of rotation. There are suggestions that this is a Be star, a hot blue star whose rotation causes material to expand outwards from its equator to form a circumstellar disc.

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