23 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 68.15° Az: 111.01° Direction: East-South-East

23 Canum Venaticorum is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

23 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, 23 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 23 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 23 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (-9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 21m 27s

Declination +40° 01’ 04”

Hour Angle 22h 12m 04s

Sidereal Time 11h 33m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 20m 18s

Declination +40° 09’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 100.09°

Galactic Latitude 75.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 23 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.91

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 23 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 23 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

23 Canum Venaticorum is distant 654.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 200.80

Distance (light year) 654.62

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 23 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116010

SAO Catalogue SAO44570

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65072

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 2647

FK5 Catalogue 1346

Visibility from Your Location

23 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 21:45 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici