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public  Qümong, China Qümong, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 6:25 
Transit: 13:31 
Sunset: 20:38
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5 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:31 | Tran: 19:05 | Set: 4:40
Alt: 26.09°   Az: 43.95°   Direction: North-East

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.

Image of 5 Canum Venaticorum star
DSS2 image of 5 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 25m 15s
+51° 25’ 15”
18h 06m 15s
06h 31m 30s

J2000

12h 24m 01s
+51° 33’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

133.05°
65.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 5 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.8
Giant

-0.60
G6III
5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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.

120.48
392.77
-12 km/s
0.014 arcsec/y
0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

5 Canum Venaticorum
SAO28366
SAO28366

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Canum Venaticorum rise, transit and set times from Qümong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 38.6°
Max altitude: 71.6°
Azimuth: 321.4°