Cor-Caroli (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Cor-Caroli will become visible at around 21:31 (EDT), 49° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:05.
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Name
Cor-Caroli
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h56m01s [6] |
| Declination: | +38°19'07" [6] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.89 (V) [3] 2.81 (BT) [2] 2.87 (VT) [2] 2.90 (G) [6] 3.16 (BP) [6] 2.94 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 30.6 parsec 99.6 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 240.2 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 283.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.46 |
Sources