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- Muliphein
Muliphein
γ Canis Majoris
Muliphein is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Canis Major. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1584.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January and February.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 4.11.
What it’s like
It gives off 363 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,800 degrees.
It is 442.0 light years away: 4181 trillion kilometres.