R-CVn (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , R-CVn will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 44° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:09.
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Name
R-CVn
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h48m57s [4] |
| Declination: | +39°32'33" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: Variable | 9.72 (V) [2] 10.92 (BT) [2] 9.82 (VT) [2] 7.12 (G) [4] 11.03 (BP) [4] 5.36 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 460.6 parsec 1501.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 5.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 192.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.40 |
Sources