Zeta Canis Majoris
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Not to be confused with Z Canis Majoris.
Zeta Canis Majoris, or ζ Canis Majoris, also named Furud /ˈfjʊərəd/,[14] is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Canis Major. This system has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.0,[2] making it one of the brighter stars in the constellation and hence readily visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements from the Hipparcos mission yield a distance estimate of around 362 ly (111 pc) from the Sun.[1] It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +32 km/s.[5]
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