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7 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.05°   Az: 327.67°   Direction: North-North-West

7 Canum Venaticorum is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

7 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, 7 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 7 Canum Venaticorum star
DSS2 image of 7 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 7 Canum Venaticorum during the next 1000 years (-4.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.40 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 31m 14s
+51° 23’ 48”
08h 29m 34s
21h 00m 48s

J2000

12h 30m 02s
+51° 32’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

130.89°
65.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 7 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.21
Main-sequence

2.94
F6V
6344K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 7 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 7 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

7 Canum Venaticorum is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 7 Canum Venaticorum double sysyem:

6.21
9.01
2.8
229 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

7 Canum Venaticorum is distant 147.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

45.15
147.18
19 km/s
-0.289 arcsec/y
0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

7 Canum Venaticorum
SAO28407
SAO28407

Visibility from Your Location

7 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 02:34 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)