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4 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 41.54°   Az: 69.61°   Direction: East-North-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.

Image of 4 Canum Venaticorum star
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

12h 25m 02s
+42° 24’ 05”
19h 12m 42s
07h 37m 45s

J2000

12h 23m 47s
+42° 32’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

141.22°
73.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.06
Giant

1.01
F3III
7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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

102.56
334.36
-0.078 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

4 Canum Venaticorum
SAO44155
SAO44155

Visibility from Your Location

4 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 16:55 UTC (altitude: 82.7°)