α¹-CVn (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Los Angeles , α¹-CVn is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:30 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 50° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:26.
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Name
α¹-CVn
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h56m00s [6] |
| Declination: | +38°18'54" [6] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 5.48 (V) [3] 5.86 (BT) [2] 5.52 (VT) [2] 5.54 (G) [6] 5.70 (BP) [6] 5.22 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 32.7 parsec 106.5 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.32 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 241.6 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 284.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.91 |
Sources