5 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 48.65° Az: 298.21° Direction: West-North-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 12h 25m 13s

Declination +51° 25’ 30”

Hour Angle 04h 36m 06s

Sideral Time 17h 01m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 24m 01s

Declination +51° 33’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 133.05°

Galactic Latitude 65.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 5 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.8

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.60

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 5078K

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

Distance (parsec) 120.48

Distance (light year) 392.77

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107950

SAO Catalogue SAO28366

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60485

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 1626

FK5 Catalogue 2994

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var

Visibility from Your Location

5 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 11:14 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici