9 Canum Venaticorum

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 43.25° Az: 284.89° Direction: West-North-West

9 Canum Venaticorum is a main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

9 Canum Venaticorum visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, 9 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 39m 57s

Declination +40° 44’ 20”

Hour Angle 04h 33m 08s

Sideral Time 17h 13m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 38m 46s

Declination +40° 52’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 132.88°

Galactic Latitude 76.01°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 9 Canum Venaticorum.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.29

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 65.49

Distance (light year) 213.49

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 9 Canum Venaticorum

Henry Draper Catalogue HD109980

SAO Catalogue SAO44265

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61692

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 2312

Visibility from Your Location

9 Canum Venaticorum is circumpolar and transits at 13:19 UTC (altitude: 79.3°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici