This star has astellar classification of B2.5Ve, indicating it is amain sequenceBe star, although it has also been classified as asubgiant.[15] One of the most observed Be stars of theSouthern Hemisphere,[16] Omega Canis Majoris is classified as aGamma Cassiopeiae-typevariable star.[3] Both theluminosity and theradial velocity vary with a primary cyclical period of 1.372 days.[17] The variation in brightness, ranging from magnitude +3.60 to +4.18,[3] shows changes over time, which suggests there are two overlapping periods of 1.37 and 1.49 days. The star also undergoes transient periodicities following outbursts.[18][11]
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