3 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 35.33° Az: 306.26° Direction: North-West

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.

DSS2 image of 3 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 21m 01s

Declination +48° 50’ 49”

Hour Angle 06h 06m 02s

Sideral Time 18h 27m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 19m 48s

Declination +48° 59’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 136.46°

Galactic Latitude 67.31°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 3 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.29

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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.

Distance (parsec) 158.73

Distance (light year) 517.46

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 3 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107274

SAO Catalogue SAO44127

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60122

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 2130

FK5 Catalogue 1316

Visibility from Your Location

3 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 12:37 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici