Chara - β Canum Venaticorum (beta Canum Venaticorum)
Chara, also designated as β Canum Venaticorum (beta Canum Venaticorum), is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
Chara visual magnitude is 4.26. Because of its moderate brightness, Chara is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for Chara - β Canum Venaticorum (beta Canum Venaticorum).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where Chara is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
Chara is distant 27.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Chara - β Canum Venaticorum (beta Canum Venaticorum) is circumpolar and transits at 12:47 UTC (altitude: 79.7°)