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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Omicron² Canis Majoris
Flamsteed Number	24 Canis Majoris
HR (BSC)	2653
HD	53138
Constellation	Canis Major
Right Ascension	7h 3m 1s
Declination	-23° 50' 0"
Distance	c.4,100 light years c.1,300 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.03 Absolute: -6.61
Spectral Class	B3Iab blue supergiant
Optimum Visibility	January
Notes	An immensely distant star, Omicron² Canis Majoris is also intensely radiant, generating nearly 40,000 times the light energy of the Sun. It is separated by dozens of light years from Omicron¹ Canis Majoris, and other than the shared Omicron designation, the two stars do not appear to be related.

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