11 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 29.84° Az: 311.46° Direction: North-West

11 Canum Venaticorum is a star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

11 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, 11 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 11 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 11 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (-10.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 49m 51s

Declination +48° 19’ 42”

Hour Angle 06h 48m 27s

Sidereal Time 19h 38m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 48m 41s

Declination +48° 28’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 124.18°

Galactic Latitude 68.66°

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Finder chart for 11 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.51

Spectral Type A6

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 11 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

11 Canum Venaticorum is distant 463.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 142.05

Distance (light year) 463.07

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 11 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111421

SAO Catalogue SAO44332

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62516

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 2163

Visibility from Your Location

11 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 19:04 UTC (altitude: 86.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici