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
5 Canum Venaticorum
5 Canum Venaticorum is a variable giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
5 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, 5 Canum Venaticorum is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
5 Canum Venaticorum is distant 392.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
5 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 20:38 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)