6 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 6.65° Az: 330.25° Direction: North-North-West

6 Canum Venaticorum is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

6 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 5.02. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (-13.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 27m 03s

Declination +38° 52’ 53”

Hour Angle 09h 22m 53s

Sideral Time 21h 49m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 25m 50s

Declination +39° 01’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 145.5°

Galactic Latitude 76.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 6 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Canum Venaticorum is distant 227.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.69

Distance (light year) 227.18

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108225

SAO Catalogue SAO63000

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60646

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 2521

FK5 Catalogue 461

Visibility from Your Location

6 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 11:24 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici