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  Epoch J2000
  Ra 06<sup>h</sup> 22<sup>m</sup> 42<sup>s</sup>
  Dec -17&deg 57&prime 213&Prime
  Appmag V 198


  Class B1 II-III
  B-v -023
  U-b -098


  Radial V 34
  Prop Mo Ra -345
  Prop Mo Dec -047
  Parallax 653
  P Error 066
  Dist Ly 499
  Dist Pc 153


  Mass
  Radius
  Luminosity 19,000
  Temperature 22,000
  Metal
  Rotation 36 km/sec





Beta Canis Majoris (β CMa / β Canis Majoris) is a star in the Constellation of Canis Major . It also has the traditional name '''Murzim''' or '''Murzam'''.

The traditional name is Arabic for 'The Herald', and probably refers to its position, heralding Sirius in the night sky (ie, rising before it). Murzim is a Magnitude blue-white Giant Star . The brightness of Murzim varies between 1.95 and +2.00 in a six-hour period. It is a Beta Cephei Variable star.