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2 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 56.71°   Az: 269.28°   Direction: West

2 Canum Venaticorum is a double giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

2 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, 2 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.

Image of 2 Canum Venaticorum star
DSS2 image of 2 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 17m 23s
+40° 31’ 09”
03h 04m 51s
15h 22m 14s

J2000

12h 16m 07s
+40° 39’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

148.99°
74.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 2 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.66
Giant

-1.38
M1III
3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

2 Canum Venaticorum is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 2 Canum Venaticorum double sysyem:

5.66
8.76
3.1
11.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Canum Venaticorum is distant 833.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

255.75
833.76
-16 km/s
0.017 arcsec/y
-0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

2 Canum Venaticorum
SAO44097
SAO44097

Visibility from Your Location

2 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 20:49 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)