17 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:36 | Tran: 22:08 | Set: 9:44

Alt: 35.76° Az: 71.14° Direction: East-North-East

17 Canum Venaticorum is a multiple giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

17 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, 17 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 17 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 17 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 11m 13s

Declination +38° 21’ 51”

Hour Angle 18h 46m 43s

Sidereal Time 07h 57m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 10m 03s

Declination +38° 29’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 105.17°

Galactic Latitude 77.98°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.95

Spectral Type A9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 17 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 17 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

17 Canum Venaticorum is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 17 Canum Venaticorum double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 6.21

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 284.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

17 Canum Venaticorum is distant 202.23 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 62.03

Distance (light year) 202.23

Proper Motion RA -0.07 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 17 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114447

SAO Catalogue SAO63380

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64246

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 2614

FK5 Catalogue 491

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8805

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 17 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 10:36

Max altitude: 76.9° TRANSIT 22:08

Azimuth: 308.4° SET 9:44

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici