24 Canum Venaticorum

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

24 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 4.7. Because of its moderate brightness, 24 Canum Venaticorum should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 24 Canum Venaticorum:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 24 Canum Venaticorum

24 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 24 Canum Venaticorum are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 24 Canum Venaticorum in the sky:

Visibility of 24 Canum Venaticorum from your location

24 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 20:30 UTC (altitude: 87.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 24 Canum Venaticorum

The image below is a photograph of 24 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 24 Canum Venaticorum is -0.127 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 24 Canum Venaticorum from the Sun and relative movement

24 Canum Venaticorum is distant 190.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 24 Canum Venaticorum

24 Canum Venaticorum belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 24 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of 24 Canum Venaticorum