In Evidence
Other stars in Canes Venatici
- Cor Caroli
- Chara
- 24 Canum Venaticorum
- 20 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5219
- 5 Canum Venaticorum
- 25 Canum Venaticorum
- HR4997
- HR5110
- La Superba
- 6 Canum Venaticorum
- 21 Canum Venaticorum
- 14 Canum Venaticorum
- 3 Canum Venaticorum
- HR4783
- HR5186
- 23 Canum Venaticorum
- α1 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5195
- HR4945
- 2 Canum Venaticorum
- 19 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5022
- HR4909
- HR5179
- HR5215
- HR5067
- HR4875
- HR5229
- 17 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5180
- 10 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5161
- HR5025
- HR4964
- 4 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5052
- HR5096
- HR4919
- HR5143
- 7 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5145
- HR4784
- HR4904
- HR5271
- 11 Canum Venaticorum
- 15 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5160
- HR5245
- HR4843
- HR5045
- HR5108
- 9 Canum Venaticorum
- HR5204
- HR5083
- HR4816
- HR5077
- HR5214
- HR5079
- HR5116
- HR5199
3 Canum Venaticorum
3 Canum Venaticorum is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
3 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, 3 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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
3 Canum Venaticorum is distant 517.46 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
3 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 20:33 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)