10 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 6.67° Az: 29.13° Direction: North-North-East

10 Canum Venaticorum is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

10 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, 10 Canum Venaticorum is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 10 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 10 Canum Venaticorum during the next 1000 years (-5.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 46m 10s

Declination +39° 08’ 38”

Hour Angle 14h 34m 14s

Sideral Time 03h 20m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 44m 59s

Declination +39° 16’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 128.81°

Galactic Latitude 77.78°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 10 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.75

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.55

Temperature 6170K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 10 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

10 Canum Venaticorum is distant 56.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 81 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 17.37

Distance (light year) 56.63

Radial Speed 81 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.355 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.139"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 10 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110897

SAO Catalogue SAO63177

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62207

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 2570

Gliese Catalogue Gl 484

Visibility from Your Location

10 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 12:42 UTC (altitude: 77.7°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici