Aludra

Hot blue star marking the tip of Canis Major's tail. From dark sites it sits on a rich Milky Way backdrop. Look for it while tracing Canis Major on a dark night.

Wikipedia

Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID
5605797194566011520
Distance
609.76 pc · 1988.8 ly
Parallax
1.64 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
2.45
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
111.02° · -29.30°