19 Canum Venaticorum

19 Canum Venaticorum is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

19 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, 19 Canum Venaticorum should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 19 Canum Venaticorum:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 19 Canum Venaticorum

19 Canum Venaticorum is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 19 Canum Venaticorum are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 19 Canum Venaticorum in the sky:

Visibility of 19 Canum Venaticorum from your location

19 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 18:16 UTC (altitude: 79.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 19 Canum Venaticorum

The image below is a photograph of 19 Canum Venaticorum from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 19 Canum Venaticorum is -0.108 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 19 Canum Venaticorum from the Sun and relative movement

19 Canum Venaticorum is distant 244.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 19 Canum Venaticorum

19 Canum Venaticorum belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 19 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of 19 Canum Venaticorum