Cor Caroli - α2 Canum Venaticorum (alpha2 Canum Venaticorum)
Cor Caroli, also designated as α2 Canum Venaticorum (alpha2 Canum Venaticorum), is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
Cor Caroli visual magnitude is 2.9. Because of its brightness, Cor Caroli is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.
Celestial Coordinates
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Cor Caroli is also a SiEuHg chemically peculiar star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where Cor Caroli is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Star System Properties
Cor Caroli is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Cor Caroli double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
Cor Caroli is distant 110.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's Cor Caroli - α2 Canum Venaticorum (alpha2 Canum Venaticorum) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):