20 Canum Venaticorum
20 Canum Venaticorum is a variable giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
20 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 4.73. Because of its moderate brightness, 20 Canum Venaticorum is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Celestial Coordinates
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 20 Canum Venaticorum.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
20 Canum Venaticorum is distant 286.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
20 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 03:29 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)