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6 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.68°   Az: 290.87°   Direction: West-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.

Image of 6 Canum Venaticorum star
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

12h 27m 05s
+38° 52’ 41”
05h 22m 59s
17h 50m 04s

J2000

12h 25m 50s
+39° 01’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

145.5°
76.97°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.02
Giant

0.80
G9III
4841K

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

HR 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.

69.69
227.18
-4 km/s
-0.078 arcsec/y
-0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

6 Canum Venaticorum
SAO63000
SAO63000

Visibility from Your Location

6 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 20:47 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)