15 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:55 | Tran: 14:30 | Set: 2:09

Alt: 1.60° Az: 344.29° Direction: North-North-West

15 Canum Venaticorum is a multiple giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

15 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, 15 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 15 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 10m 50s

Declination +38° 24’ 09”

Hour Angle 10h 39m 11s

Sideral Time 23h 50m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 09m 42s

Declination +38° 32’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 105.55°

Galactic Latitude 77.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 15 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.45

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

15 Canum Venaticorum is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 15 Canum Venaticorum double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.28

Secondary star magnitude 6.58

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 284.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

15 Canum Venaticorum is distant 1,143.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 350.88

Distance (light year) 1,143.86

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 15 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114376

SAO Catalogue SAO63374

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64217

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 2611

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8805

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 15 Canum Venaticorum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.6° RISE 2:55

Max altitude: 76.9° TRANSIT 14:30

Azimuth: 308.4° SET 2:09

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

Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici