ZETA CANIS MAJORIS

'Zeta Canis Majoris' (ζ CMa / ζ Canis Majoris) is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Canis Major. It also has the traditional name 'Furud' or 'Phurud', from the arabic '' فرد al-furud'' meaning ''the solitary ones''. ζ Canis Majoris is approximately 336 light years from Earth.
The primary component, 'ζ Canis Majoris A', is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.02. It has an unseen companion, 'ζ Canis Majoris B'. The two stars orbit around their common centre of mass once every 675 days.