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9 Canum Venaticorum

9 Canum Venaticorum is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

9 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, 9 Canum Venaticorum should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 9 Canum Venaticorum:

6.37
Main-sequence
9 Canum Venaticorum is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 49°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 9 Canum Venaticorum

9 Canum Venaticorum is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 9 Canum Venaticorum are provided in the following table:

12h 38m 46s
+40° 52’ 27”
132.88°
76.01°
Canes Venatici

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 9 Canum Venaticorum in the sky:

Finder chart 9 Canum Venaticorum star
Simplified finder chart for 9 Canum Venaticorum.

Visibility of 9 Canum Venaticorum from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

9 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 20:14 UTC (altitude: 79.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 9 Canum Venaticorum

The image below is a photograph of 9 Canum Venaticorum from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 9 Canum Venaticorum is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 9 Canum Venaticorum star
DSS2 image of 9 Canum Venaticorum. The red arrow shows the motion of 9 Canum Venaticorum during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 9 Canum Venaticorum from the Sun and relative movement

9 Canum Venaticorum is distant 213.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

65.49 pc
213.49 ly
-15 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/year
-0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 9 Canum Venaticorum

9 Canum Venaticorum belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.29
A7V
8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Canum Venaticorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 9 Canum Venaticorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 9 Canum Venaticorum

9 Canum Venaticorum
SAO44265
SAO44265