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.

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

Right Ascension 12h 17m 23s

Declination +40° 31’ 09”

Hour Angle 03h 04m 51s

Sidereal Time 15h 22m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 16m 07s

Declination +40° 39’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 148.99°

Galactic Latitude 74.63°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.66

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.38

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

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

Main star magnitude 5.66

Secondary star magnitude 8.76

Magnitude difference 3.1

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 255.75

Distance (light year) 833.76

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 2 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106690

SAO Catalogue SAO44097

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59831

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 2284

FK5 Catalogue 458

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8489

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici