4 Canum Venaticorum
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 23.90°
Az: 308.88°
Direction: North-West
4 Canum Venaticorum is a variable giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
4 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, 4 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 4 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Canum Venaticorum during the next
10000 years (-13.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 4 Canum Venaticorum.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 4 Canum Venaticorum.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Canum Venaticorum.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
4 Canum Venaticorum is distant 334.36 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
4 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 13:00 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)