4 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 80.25° Az: 156.46° Direction: South-South-East

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

Right Ascension 12h 25m 01s

Declination +42° 24’ 13”

Hour Angle 23h 38m 57s

Sidereal Time 12h 03m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 23m 47s

Declination +42° 32’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 141.22°

Galactic Latitude 73.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.01

Spectral Type F3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

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

Distance (parsec) 102.56

Distance (light year) 334.36

Proper Motion RA -0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 4 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107904

SAO Catalogue SAO44155

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60467

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 2218

FK5 Catalogue 2993

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AI CVn

Visibility from Your Location

4 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 02:27 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici